We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to help us optimize Hootsuite’s global procurement process. You’ll be working on company-wide cost saving initiatives, strategic sourcing and procurement operations to increase Hootsuite’s profitability.

This role is open to remote-applicants in Canada (in Provinces where we can hire legally).

The position is available for a fixed term from July 2026 to November 2027.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Oversee and project manage purchases from across the organization, including in some cases business critical engagements, acting as a central hub that brings together business partners, Hootsuite’s control functions (like Finance, IT, Legal, Privacy, etc.) and Hootsuite’s supply chain
Negotiate complex contracts and commercial agreements, particularly in software/SaaS category, ensuring outcomes that balance cost, risk, performance, and long-term value
Provide advice to all levels of the organization, including executives, on departmental purchasing priorities, technology stack and negotiation strategy
Design, build and implement purchasing related processes to drive efficiency, compliance and cost savings
Develop and analyze systems designed to provide data driven insights into the organization’s spend, and then use those insights to continually improve processes and execution
Manage and optimize the company’s consolidated software budget, ensuring value, accountability and efficiency
Work with the finance department and other stakeholders to optimize the company’s intake-to-pay cycle

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Experience: At least 8 years of demonstrated procurement / purchasing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
At least 2 years of SaaS procurement, including familiarity and comfort level with hardware procurement
Education: Post-secondary education with a focus on business, supply chain, finance or a related field; bonus points for CSCP, SCMP or other supply chain management certifications
Commitment to Results: consistently achieves results, demonstrating high performance, and challenging self and others to deliver results
Demonstrates exceptional negotiation skills to influence stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and secure mutually beneficial outcomes in vendor engagements.
Customer Focus: demonstrates a desire to proactively help and serve internal/external customers meet their needs
Priority Setting: focuses time/energy on the most important issues/opportunities. Clearly understand how to assess the importance of tasks and decisions
Decision Making: consistently chooses the best course of action (from a number of alternatives) to address business problems and/or opportunities
Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
Process/Project Management: skilled at figuring out and managing the processes and timelines necessary to get work accomplished

WHO YOU ARE:

Solution seeker: You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

Canada Pay Range For This Role: $96,100 CAD - $134,700 CAD

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