Job Description

Location: Hong Kong or Singapore

About ExpressVPN

We're one of the world's leading providers of online privacy and security services for consumers. Founded in 2009, we've grown to a team of more than 700 people across the globe, with a site that appears in 18 languages for millions of active paying customers. Our brand is recognized by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.We see huge growth in our industry, and are rapidly gaining market share through strong execution.

We're hiring a Procurement Manager

We're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager with a proven track record of advanced negotiation, contract review, and execution skills. Detail-oriented and self-motivated, you will utilize these skills to drive supplier activities through all external and internal processes.Procurement at ExpressVPN is a strategic and data-driven function that is in an exciting growth phase. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and talented team at a market-leading tech company. You won't be in the doldrums of mundane repetitive work, but will instead drive strategic initiatives across our organization, special projects and more.

What you'll be doing (responsibilities)

• Procurement support across the organization:

• Build trust and credibility across the organization with ExpressVPN's leadership, stakeholders, and cross functional teams
• Provide a superb level of support with outstanding stakeholder management skills; You are a team player with a knack for needs and goals determination, but can also influence and push back to achieve optimal outcomes
• Drive projects to identify and consolidate suppliers across our multiple organizations
• Create and run OKRs for managed area, targeting process & system improvements, as well as cost optimization
• Support organization-wide reporting

• Supplier management and planning:

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies to optimize managed area
• Strategy development and execution for new purchases and renewal negotiations, supplier issue management, varied strategic projects, etc
• Perform market research
• Hold potential and current suppliers accountable with performance reviews
• Manage supplier activity timing. Close activities quickly and efficiently based on the spend level and complexity

• Risk Mitigation

• Review and negotiate contract T's & C's
• Coordinate closely with partner functions such as Legal and Finance
• Identify opportunities for risk mitigation and drive solutions

• Data Analysis

• Perform data analysis on supplier bids, strategic sourcing strategies, etc. to objectively show the measurable value
• Build analyses transferring complex data into a simple visual format that can be reported to leadership to clearly articulate the desired communication
• Ability to read data analysis models, derive conclusions, and develop a strategy based on the data

What you'll need to succeed (required skills)

• Strong understanding of procurement fundamentals, best practices, and ethics
• Advanced negotiation planning and execution skills, with proven track record
• Strong contract review skills and deep understanding of what is possible with T's & C's negotiations
• Driven and self-motivated, with the ability to work autonomously to drive supplier activities through all external and internal processes eg. supplier bids, negotiation, analysis, contract review, internal reviews etc
• High standards for own work
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, as well as analytical and data manipulation skills in Microsoft Excel
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence others
• Data-driven mindset with attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and to work within ambiguity
• Flexibility to work across time zones when required for supplier discussions

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Procurement Organizations, preferably with 5+ years in a Procurement Manager or more senior role.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation with 3rd parties.

Preferred Experience (Optional)

• MBA
• Professional Procurement Certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CSCM, CIPS, Negotiation training etc)
• Experience in a multi-national Procurement Organization highly preferred
• Experience within a Procurement Department focused on strategy, data, best practices, and defined policies
• Negotiation experience is varied, through handling countless different scenarios and challenges
• Broad experience and technical understanding of Cloud services through experiences procuring SaaS services, or experience in an IT or engineering role working on SaaS services
• Experience procuring marketing or other indirect goods and services
• Experience with e-Procurement tools

This position

• Reports to the Head of Procurement
• Will benefit from the exciting opportunities that come from working in a growing department and organization
• Attractive compensation and benefits
• 40 hours per week, with flexible working hours
• A fun and collaborative work environment with talented and motivated colleagues

Hiring process

When it comes to hiring processes, "rigorous" and "opaque" are often mistakenly conflated. For us, it's always a mutual exchange, so we think it's important that candidates have a clear understanding of the process and what we're looking for. Learn more about the hiring process by visiting our careers page.

Benefits

Health and happiness go hand in hand, and we make every effort to support our team members in all facets of their lives—both inside and outside the office. Learn more about our employee benefits by visiting our careers page.

Before you apply

• At the moment, we do not sponsor visas in the UK and the EU. For Hong Kong, we require at least two years of working experience and a university degree in a related field. For Singapore, we can only sponsor visas for mid-career or above.
• Please upload your resume as a PDF and do not include any salary or compensation information in it.

ExpressVPN is one of the world's leading providers of online privacy and security services for consumers. Started in 2009, we've grown to have millions of active paying customers, a team of more than 700 people worldwide, and a brand recognized by hundreds of millions of people in 18 languages and more than a hundred countries. We see huge growth in our industry, and are gaining market share through strong execution.