Our mission is to transform how people and machines work together to push the boundaries of human productivity. A leader in Industrial AI, Augury helps the world’s manufacturers leverage real-time production insights to drive new levels of efficiency. Combining predictive and prescriptive AI technology with industry expertise, production teams can proactively address alerts, minimize downtime, reduce asset costs, and maximize yield and capacity. Our customers achieve payback in six months or less, enabling global scale. We're looking for team members excited to partner with the world's manufacturers and build the future of production together.
As an Indirect Procurement Manager, you will own sourcing strategy and execution across key indirect spend categories (e.g., SaaS, professional services, marketing, and corporate spend). You will partner closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Legal, and business functions to drive cost efficiency, mitigate risk, and improve supplier performance.
This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You will act as a trusted advisor to the business, bringing strong commercial judgment, structured problem-solving, and data-driven insights to influence sourcing decisions and deliver measurable impact.
A Day In Your Life- Category Strategy & Ownership: Develop and execute sourcing strategies across assigned indirect categories, aligned with business priorities, financial goals, and risk considerations.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Partner with Finance, Legal, and functional leaders to translate business needs into effective sourcing strategies and drive alignment on trade-offs.
- Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, supplier selection, and complex negotiations that balance cost, value, flexibility, and long-term partnership.
- Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, presenting clear, data-driven recommendations on supplier selection, pricing models, and contract structures.
- Supplier Management: Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, establishing performance expectations and driving accountability through regular reviews and continuous improvement.
- Commercial & Financial Rigor: Apply total cost of ownership (TCO) principles, benchmarking, and market intelligence to inform decisions and challenge supplier pricing and commercial models.
- Performance & Outcomes: Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and process improvements across assigned categories while maintaining or improving service levels.
- Risk & Governance: Ensure sourcing decisions and contracts are compliant, well-documented, and aligned with internal policies and risk management standards.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
- 5–8+ years of experience in indirect procurement, sourcing, or category management
Experience managing categories such as SaaS, professional services, marketing, or similar indirect spend - Proven track record of leading negotiations and delivering cost savings or efficiency improvements
- Strong stakeholder management experience, including working with senior leaders
- Experience with ERP and procurement tools (e.g., NetSuite, Coupa, or similar)
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear business recommendations
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology company
- Experience building or scaling procurement processes
- Exposure to global suppliers and distributed teams
We offer several perks that include flexible PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) match, stock options, paid parental leave, and WFH and phone stipend.
The pay range for this position in Colorado, California, and New York City is $100,000 to $115,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The pay offered may vary depending on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, and experience.
Augury is a people-first organization. We believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and we welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences. We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We believe that diversity is more than just good intentions, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Augury is a proud equal opportunity employer, we strive to create a work environment in which everyone, all applicants, employees, customers, guests, and vendors feel safe and comfortable. We commit to maintain a workplace that is free of any type of harassment and does not tolerate anyone intimidating, humiliating, or hurting others. We prohibit willful discrimination based on age, gender, ethnicity, race, color, religion, political opinions, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, military or veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
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