Instacart

Strategic Procurement Manager

Instacart

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We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we're building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There's no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work?"whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop?"while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Manager to join our Strategic Procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the success of an emerging, critical function. In this role you will partner with several internal stakeholders to drive cost efficiencies and solve complex business problems. You will also have the opportunity to represent Instacart in partnership with external partners.

As a Manager, you have both strong attention to detail and the ability to consider the big picture to drive strategic recommendations. You are highly analytical and a clear, confident communicator.

ABOUT THE JOB

  • Contribute to the framework & foundation of the Strategic Procurement team
  • Manage high impact contract negotiations and deliver favorable results for Instacart
  • Partner with cross functional stakeholders to drive cost efficiencies
  • Refine and develop intake process, reporting tools and documentation
  • Daily management & optimization of company-wide vendor onboarding tool, Certa

ABOUT YOU

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Supply Chain or other related field
  • 6-8 years work experience in a relevant field with demonstrated financial acumen and a track record of leveraging data for business impact
  • Knowledgeable about Amazon Web Services and other cloud infrastructure companies, especially related to contract structure and pricing **preferred**
  • Experience in strategic procurement or strategic sourcing at a fast paced technology company **preferred**
  • Historical success with contract negotiations, particularly within the technology industry **preferred**
  • Highly proficient in Excel / Sheets with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills ability to clearly articulate ideas and drive cross-functional understanding and cooperation across the business
  • Demonstrated experience thinking strategically about complex business problems, leading to recommendations and action plans
  • A self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work in a rapidly changing environment

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Accommodations & Accessibility

At Instacart, we strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need assistance submitting an application through our career site due to a disability, please submit an Accommodations Request Form and someone from our team will reach out soon to see how we may be able to assist.




Summary
Company name: Instacart
Remote job title: Strategic Procurement Manager
Job tags: Cloud Infrastructure, finance, AWS

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