Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mode.Inc is the parent company of a portfolio of technology businesses, including Mode Mobile, which empowers users to monetize mobile activities. The role of Technology Procurement & Vendor Strategy Consultant involves maximizing value from technology vendors and driving procurement best practices across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Review existing SaaS, cloud infrastructure, data, advertising technology, software, and service-provider agreements
- Lead commercial negotiations with vendors to secure improved pricing, terms, and service levels
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs, eliminate redundancies, and optimize technology spend
- Research and evaluate alternative vendors, products, and platforms to strengthen negotiating leverage and improve value
- Develop vendor consolidation strategies across multiple business units and acquired companies
- Partner with Leadership teams to understand business needs and procurement priorities
- Analyze software utilization and spending to identify optimization opportunities
- Support procurement activities related to new products, initiatives, and acquisitions
- Assist with post-acquisition integration efforts, including contract consolidation and vendor rationalization
- Create visibility into vendor commitments, renewal schedules, pricing structures, and savings opportunities
- Develop recommendations and business cases that support executive decision-making
- Track and report on realized savings and procurement performance
Skills
- 5+ years of experience negotiating SaaS, software, cloud infrastructure, technology, or digital services agreements
- Demonstrated success in generating measurable cost savings through vendor negotiations and procurement initiatives
- Strong understanding of software licensing models, subscription pricing, vendor management, and strategic sourcing
- Experience negotiating contracts with cloud, SaaS, data, ad tech, infrastructure, and enterprise software vendors
- Experience supporting technology companies, digital businesses, software organizations, or high-growth startups
- Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to build business cases and quantify savings opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a remote, global environment
- Working hours overlap. Some overlap with U.S. Pacific morning hours (through approximately 11:00 AM PT) is needed for live vendor calls, since many of our SaaS vendors are West Coast–based
- Alignment with our core values: Accountable, Action-driven, Caring, Curious, Thorough
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, vendor consolidation, or post-acquisition integration is strongly preferred
Benefits
- We are a 100% remote-first, global company.
- A flexible part-time/fractional engagement.
- Performance-based incentive opportunities tied to realized savings and procurement outcomes.
- The opportunity to work directly with executive leadership and influence strategic decisions.
- Exposure to a diverse portfolio of products, technologies, and acquisitions.
- Work with energetic, passionate, and results-driven people.
- Celebrate team members' personal and work milestones.
- Remote social activities, including virtual coffee buddies.
- Bonusly - We use Bonusly as a way to recognize and reward team members for their hard work and commitment.
- Weekly Wednesday Get Stuff Done Days (No Meetings).
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