Head of Procurement

Talkiatry•,

1d•$185,000 - $225,000

About The Position

As the Head of Procurement at Talkiatry, you will build a procurement function that is a genuine competitive advantage. You’ll design a tech-forward, best-in-class operation from the ground up: selecting the right tools, establishing the right processes, and setting a standard for how procurement enables the business to scale. This role requires a strategic, hands-on leader who can partner closely with Finance, Operations, Technology, and Legal teams to optimize vendor relationships and purchasing decisions across the organization. This is a highly visible, high-impact role with broad cross-functional exposure and direct access to senior leadership. You will establish procurement strategy, tooling, and standards while balancing near-term operational needs with long-term scalability. As Talkiatry continues to grow, you will play a critical role in driving disciplined spend management, deploying modern procurement technology, and enabling teams to operate efficiently and responsibly.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or related functions; experience in high-growth or complex organizations strongly preferred.
Proven experience building or scaling procurement processes, policies, and vendor management frameworks.
Strong negotiation skills with a track record of driving measurable cost savings and improved vendor performance.
Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Finance, Legal, Operations, and senior leadership.
Experience building and leading a procurement team; proven ability to hire, develop, and retain talent as the function scales.
Experience evaluating, selecting, or implementing procurement systems or a procure-to-pay stack strongly preferred (e.g., Coupa, Zip, Ironclad, Ramp, or similar).
Familiarity with vendor compliance in a HIPAA-regulated or healthcare environment a strong plus (BAA management, vendor security assessments, and data privacy considerations).
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present clearly to executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Strategic & Analytical Thinking: You are able to evaluate complex spend data, assess tradeoffs, and translate insights into clear procurement strategies and recommendations.
Systems & Automation Mindset: You default to building scalable, tech-enabled processes rather than manual ones, and you’re energized by finding the right tools to reduce friction, improve compliance, and give the business better visibility into spend.
Cross-Functional Partnership: You build strong relationships across teams and can influence without authority, balancing competing priorities with professionalism and trust.
Negotiation & Commercial Acumen: You bring confidence and sophistication to vendor negotiations and understand how contract terms, pricing models, and risk provisions impact the business.
High Integrity & Judgment: You handle sensitive vendor, pricing, and contractual information with discretion and sound judgment.
Builder Mentality: You are energized by building functions from the ground up and can seamlessly move between strategy and execution.
Data Fluency: You are comfortable in spend data, can build or commission dashboards, and use analytics to drive category strategy, surface savings opportunities, and tell a compelling story to executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Build and own Talkiatry’s end-to-end procurement strategy, including vendor selection, contracting support, purchasing processes, and ongoing vendor management.
Partner with Finance to drive cost transparency, budget adherence, and savings initiatives across major spend categories.
Establish procurement policies, approval frameworks, and controls that scale with company growth while maintaining agility.
Lead vendor negotiations in partnership with Legal and key stakeholders to ensure favorable commercial terms, risk mitigation, and service quality.
Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance tracking, renewal planning, and issue resolution.
Collaborate cross-functionally to forecast procurement needs and align purchasing decisions with business priorities.
Partner with Finance and Accounting to ensure procurement processes, controls, and documentation support SOX compliance, audit readiness, and strong internal controls over spend and vendor management.
Lead procurement technology strategy — assess the current-state tooling landscape and build a roadmap to a modern, integrated procure-to-pay stack (e.g., intake management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, and AP automation).
Build a data-driven function — establish spend analytics, category management reporting, and savings tracking that give leadership real-time visibility into vendor spend, budget adherence, and risk.
Drive automation and process efficiency — reduce manual procurement touchpoints through smart intake workflows, approval automation, and AI-assisted contract review and spend classification.
Own vendor risk management — build a framework for assessing financial, security, compliance, and concentration risk across the vendor portfolio, including HIPAA/BAA compliance given Talkiatry’s healthcare context.