Full-Time

Procurement Manager

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SOCi

SOCi

501-1,000 employees

Digital marketing platform for multi-location businesses

Compensation Overview

CA$53.9k - CA$84.3kAnnually

+ Bonus + Commission

Senior

Remote in Canada

Category
Procurement & Sourcing
Operations & Logistics
Requirements
  • 5+ years of procurement and negotiation experience
  • Superior knowledge and understanding of software and SaaS contract terms and conditions
  • Demonstrated knowledge of different types of software and services
  • Demonstrated knowledge of information technology, software, and SaaS terminology
  • Demonstrated negotiating skills with the ability to adapt and improvise
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Superior communication and writing skills
  • Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
  • Ability to show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties
  • Demonstrated internal stakeholder management skills – capacity to listen, build trusting relationships in all levels of the organization, understand and capture stakeholder’s needs and deliver effective solutions
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the P2P process and ability to identify appropriate solutions for spend categories
  • Demonstrated ability to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work process, and work cooperatively to provide seamless customer service
Responsibilities
  • Analyze industry and demand trends to design efficient and cost-effective Source-to-Pay processes
  • Collaborate with senior management across Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Engineering to implement policies, strategic plans & objectives, and process improvements
  • Source, engage, and build long-term relationships with reliable vendors and suppliers, internal business partners and stakeholders
  • Support business partners with preparing proposals, requesting quotes and negotiating advantageous purchase terms and conditions, where needed
  • Review and monitor contracts throughout procurement process to ensure compliance with procurement requirements, policies, and procedures
  • Partner with Legal and CISO to support timely security and privacy risk assessments and audits
  • Manage vendor agreement life cycles and renewals calendar
  • Establish, measure, and report on OKRs, KPIs
  • Collaborate with Finance to complete quarterly spend analyses, evaluating spend patterns and identifying opportunities for cost savings or efficiencies
  • Monitor supplier performance, evaluate the financial stability of suppliers and vendors, and resolve issues or concerns
  • Partner with IT to integrate Source-to-Pay systems and processes with License Management and Spend Management systems and processes
  • Create and maintain training content and change management adoption materials
  • Promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience implementing procurement, virtual card, and/or travel and expense solutions (e.g. Coupa, Airbase, Concur)
  • Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
  • Able to travel occasionally should a business need arise (<5%)
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience preferred

SOCi provides a digital marketing platform tailored for businesses with multiple locations. The platform helps these enterprises automate and scale their marketing efforts while ensuring brand consistency across different locations. Key features include content discovery and publishing, local listing management, SEO solutions, and social media monitoring, allowing businesses to effectively manage their marketing campaigns at a local level. Clients can publish content on major networks, analyze local listings, and enhance their local search visibility. A notable feature is the SOCi Locator, which promotes location-specific content to drive foot traffic. The company operates on a subscription model, providing clients with ongoing access to its tools and services. SOCi's goal is to empower multi-location businesses to improve their online presence and engage customers effectively.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$184.6M

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • SOCi's 334% revenue growth highlights the success of its AI-powered Genius Suite.
  • SOCi's subscription model ensures steady revenue and scalability for multi-location businesses.
  • Recognition in G2's 2025 Best Software Awards boosts SOCi's credibility and market presence.

What critics are saying

  • Meta's policy change may increase misinformation, affecting SOCi's clients' brand reputation.
  • Google's Merchant Center upgrade may disrupt SOCi clients' marketing strategies if not managed.
  • Competitors like Central Bark's growth could challenge SOCi's market position in multi-location marketing.

What makes SOCi unique

  • SOCi's Genius AI platform offers unique insights and automation for multi-location enterprises.
  • The SOCi Locator feature drives local foot traffic with location-specific content.
  • SOCi's comprehensive tools manage local marketing, online presence, and customer engagement.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

3%
PR Newswire
Feb 19th, 2025
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc. , the leader in AI-powered marketing solutions for multi-location businesses, today announced it has been named to G2's 2025 Best Software Awards , placing #63 on the Best Global Software Companies list. In addition, SOCi placed #48 on the Highest Satisfaction Products list and #28 on the Best Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Products list."The SOCi platform has revolutionized how multi-location businesses tackle their most pressing marketing challenges, automating complex workflows across search, social media, and reviews," said Ben Brownlee, Chief Customer Officer, SOCi. "Today, we serve nearly 1,000 brands and manage marketing for 3.7 million business locations. Our customers' success is our success, and we are proud to be a trusted partner in scaling their local marketing strategies."SOCi's trailblazing technology, including its proprietary Genius AI™ and suite of Genius Agents™, continues to set the standard for empowering brands with unmatched digital visibility and customer engagement

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More. Facebook creator and Meta CEO Mark “Zuck” Zuckerberg shook the world again today when he announced sweeping changes to the way his company moderates and handles user-generated posts and content in the U.S.Citing the “recent elections” as a “cultural tipping point,” Zuck explained in a roughly five-minute-long video posted to his Facebook and Instagram accounts this morning (Tuesday, January 7) that Meta would cease using independent third-party fact checkers and fact-checking organizations to help moderate and append notes to user posts shared across the company’s suite of social networking and messaging apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.Instead, Zuck said that Meta would rely on a “Community Notes” style approach, crowdsourcing information from the users across Meta’s apps to give context and veracity to posts, similar to (and Zuck acknowledged this in his video) the rival social network X (formerly Twitter). Zuck cast the changes as a return to Facebook’s “roots” in free expression, and a reduction in over-broad “censorship.” See the full transcript of his remarks at the bottom of this article.Why this policy change matters to businessesWith more than 3 billion users across its services and products worldwide, Meta remains the largest social network to date. In addition, as of 2022, more than 200 million businesses worldwide, most of them small, used the company’s apps and services — and 10 million were active paying advertisers on the platform, according to one executive.Meta’s new chief global affairs officer Joe Kaplan, a former deputy chief of staff for Republican President George W. Bush — who recently took on the role in what many viewed as a signal to lawmakers and the wider world of Meta’s willingness to work with the GOP-led Congress and White House following the 2024 election — also published a note to Meta’s corporate website describing some of the changes in greater detail.Already, some business executives such as Shopify’s CEO Tobi Lutke have seemingly embraced the announcement

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PR Newswire
Nov 21st, 2024
Soci Ranks As A Fastest-Growing Company On 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ For Third Consecutive Year

Attributes 334% Revenue Growth to Best-In-Class AI-powered Genius SuiteSAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc., the CoMarketing Cloud for multi-location enterprises, today announced it ranked No. 345 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. Landing a spot on the list for the third year in a row, SOCi saw a 334% increase in revenue from 2020 to 2023. "Ranking once again on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is a testament to the hard work of our team and the impact of SOCi's commitment to innovation," said John Gardiner, CFO of SOCi. "Our 334% growth underscores the power of the SOCi Genius Suite as our clients are seeing improvements in customer engagement and effectiveness of their local marketing

PR Newswire
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