Indirect Procurement Manager

The Indirect Procurement Manager plays a vital role in reducing cost and increasing value across the organization. By forging strong partnerships both internally and externally, the Indirect Procurement Manager will efficiently maximize their impact across a diverse set of industries. 

This is an opportunity to disrupt the transportation industry hand-in-hand with world-class cross-functional leaders.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop sourcing strategies with cross-functional leaders to reduce cost and increase value
• Analyze spend reports, identify high-impact opportunities, and enable informed action
• Respond to evolving business needs by negotiating contracts of varying structure, scope, and industry
• Conduct market research projects to develop new connections and high-value alternatives
• Enforce agreements and manage escalations to protect strong functional relationships and boosting project results 
• Demonstrate impact through clear communication of results to executive leaders
• Operate efficiently and effectively, maximizing the points of impact across the organization
• Lead RFx activities to develop leverage and craft impactful partnership opportunities 
• Partner with legal, finance, and functional leaders to develop leverage and execute complex cost reduction and value improvement projects 
• Full time, based at Archer Headquarters in San Jose
• Travel: up to 20%

What You Need:

• An insatiable curiosity and a keen attention to detail
• Exceptional negotiation skills 
• Powerful executive communication skills
• Thorough understanding of a diverse set of contract structures 
• Proven ability to dive into an unfamiliar subject and develop a deep expertise
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, and highly-regulated environment
• Ability to cut through ambiguity and detail limitations to make concrete and sound decisions
• Solid analytical and computer skills (excel/sheets, word/docs, powerpoint/slides)
• BS/BA and 7+ years of experience, or MBA/MS and 5+ years of experience

Bonus Qualifications:

• Training in presentation and communication skills
• Data visualization expertise

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $153,600 - $180,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.