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Procurement Specialist
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A Procurement or Sourcing Specialist is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the goods or services required by an organization, especially tracking overall spend and improving bidding processes. Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships. May also be responsible growing supplier relationships with new and/or existing suppliers.
$75,711 / year median in California
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist with deep Marketing Procurement expertise for a contract opportunity in South San Francisco, CA. This role will lead strategic sourcing and category management across key marketing areas, with a strong focus on Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Social Media, agencies, content production, and related services. This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional who enjoys partnering with Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional leaders to turn business priorities into actionable sourcing strategies and measurable value. The environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and well suited for someone who can operate independently, influence senior stakeholders, and drive results from strategy through execution. The ideal candidate will bring strong commercial judgment, advanced negotiation skills, and a clear understanding of marketing agency models, creator economics, usage rights, licensing, rate structures, and supplier performance. Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Marketing category strategies aligned with long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, spend priorities, and evolving market conditions.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across Influencer Marketing, Social Media, creative, media, digital marketing, experiential, content production, agencies, and related services.
- Analyze spend, scopes of work, agency models, rate cards, retainers, supplier relationships, and demand patterns to identify savings and value opportunities.
- Manage RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, commercial analysis, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and value realization.
- Evaluate agency and supplier capabilities, staffing models, pricing structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, commissions, amplification, and production costs.
- Partner with Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, Risk Management, and other teams to balance creative needs, speed, flexibility, commercial value, and risk. Compensation and Benefits
Compensation:
$45.00 to $50.00 per hour.- Job type: Contract/Temporary.
Location:
South San Francisco, CA- Remote Required Qualifications and Skills
- Lead Marketing Procurement category strategy and strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Manage complex negotiations, supplier evaluations, RFPs, RFQs, and contracting processes.
- Build savings and value pipelines through spend analysis, benchmarking, demand management, and supplier optimization.
- Serve as a procurement advisor to Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- 6 to 10 years of relevant procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or contracts administration experience.
- Significant experience in Marketing Procurement across multiple categories, including agencies, digital marketing, content production, media, creative, experiential, or related services.
- Demonstrated experience with Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Social Media, or similar marketing ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of creator and influencer commercial models, agency economics, scopes of work, rate structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, and key marketing cost drivers.
- Proven ability to translate long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, and business priorities into category strategies and measurable procurement initiatives.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to interpret budgets, spend data, supplier insights, market intelligence, and business plans.
- Excellent negotiation, project management, problem-solving, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive multiple initiatives from strategy through execution. Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Advanced degree preferred.
- CPSM, Six Sigma, or similar procurement or sourcing certification is a plus.
- Experience within retail, fashion, apparel, consumer brands, clothing and textile manufacturing, or another consumer-focused industry.
- Experience working within a global, multi-brand organization.