Senior Manager, Global Procurement & Sourcing

Faire (Formerly Indigo Fair)•San Francisco, CA

58d•Hybrid

About The Position

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, but individually, they are small compared to these massive entities. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants. By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours. About this role: This role is a unique opportunity to architect and own procurement at Faire during a pivotal period of growth. You'll define what great looks like - balancing governance with speed, policy with autonomy, and cost control with business enablement. Your work will have an immediate financial impact and lay the foundation for the future. We are looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Procurement & Sourcing leader to build, scale, and lead our new Procurement function. This critical new role that will sit at the intersection of Finance, Legal, and every internal Business Unit will be responsible for transforming how Faire manages vendor engagement, purchasing workflows, sourcing operations, and internal controls. We are seeking a player / coach who can both roll up their sleeves to run sourcing efforts directly and also design scalable systems, policies and governance for procurement operations. You'll be the foundational hire in a growing function, with responsibility for hiring additional sourcing professionals and executing the long-term vision for Procurement at Faire.

Requirements

7-10 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, and / or finance operations roles - ideally with experience at both startups and scaled companies
Experience building or scaling a procurement and/or sourcing function from the ground up
Deep expertise in sourcing strategies, vendor negotiations, cost control, and supplier performance management
Hands on familiarity with procure-to-pay systems like Zip, Coupa, Netsuite, Workday Financials
Strong process design skills and passion for workflow efficiency, data integrity, and automation
Ability to influence and work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Systems, and business leaders
Experience operating in fast-paced environments where autonomy, judgement, and clarity are essential
Player / coach mindset: eager to do the work while building the systems and team around you

Responsibilities

Strategy & Infrastructure: develop and execute the long-term vision for Procurement at Faire, including the definition of principles, policies, and KPIs.
Lead the redesign of purchasing workflows and approval flows.
Design and maintain Procurement policies that balances controls with Faire's culture of speed and autonomy.
Strategic Sourcing: act as Faire's primary sourcing lead across priority categories.
Identify savings opportunities, negotiate contracts / renewals, and eliminate duplicative vendor spend.
Support business stakeholders in vendor evaluation, RFPs, term structuring, and escalation management.
Systems & Operations: partner with Systems, Accounting and Legal teams to improve the procurement platform implementation including PO line item logic, invoice matching, user experience, and implementation of AI tools to increase efficiency.
Represent the procurement team's interest in the financial systems technology stack.
Leadership: serve as a trusted thought partner to leadership on procurement strategy and spend governance.
Hire and lead future sourcing experts to achieve outcomes aligned with the procurement team vision.
Partner with business leaders to implement sourcing priorities in the decision making process.
Project Management & Execution: manage multiple, simultaneous initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring timely delivery, clear communication, and high quality results.
Be proactive in managing timelines, cross-functional coordination, and resource allocation.