Procurement Operations Director

About ShiftKey

ShiftKey is a platform that is disrupting the way healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. Leveraging marketplace dynamics and deep industry knowledge, the company is playing a vital role in mitigating America’s healthcare staffing shortages, enabling direct connections between facilities and healthcare professionals. By offering the opportunity to work as much or as little as they choose and putting the power back into the hands of healthcare workers, ShiftKey is bringing more licensed professionals back into the workforce, a solution that is solving a major crisis in healthcare. For more information, visit www.ShiftKey.com .

The role

Procurement here covers the whole company, not just IT. Everything the business buys goes through it, from small one-off purchases to contracts worth millions, and you’ll be the person who gets those deals right. The process is already built and running on Zip, so you won’t be designing it from scratch. Your job is to run it well: move requests through intake, negotiate renewals and new contracts with vendors, read the terms closely, and advise business leaders on whether they need to buy something new or whether a tool they already have covers the need.

Where you’ll work

We’re open to remote candidates across the US, but we prefer to hire in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Most of the team is based there and goes into our HQ regularly. There’s no hard requirement around office presence.

Our Commitment to Diversity

ShiftKey is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to embracing diverse and individual perspectives shaping our culture and contributing to the solutions that transform the world. We actively work to create an inclusive environment for employees to thrive.

Responsibilities

Review purchase requests and move them through the established intake workflow, from first request to signed contract.; Lead negotiations and renewals for software, cloud services, contractors, and other vendors.; Review contract terms, licensing, and pricing against the market, and push back where the numbers don’t hold up.; Check whether existing tools can meet a business need before anything new gets bought, and evaluate alternatives when they can’t.; Track license usage and renewal dates so decisions get made well ahead of deadlines.; Advise business owners, including executives and VPs, on procurement decisions and cost avoidance.; Work with Finance, Security, and Legal to get deals through review and approval.

Requirements

A strong finance background: budgets, cost analysis, and the ability to show that a deal’s numbers hold up.; Hands-on vendor negotiation experience, ideally with software or services.; Procurement experience at a level where you’ve run the process end to end, with a track record of progressing in the field.; Executive presence: you’re comfortable in the room with executives and VPs and hold your position when it counts.; Relationship-building skills: you earn trust with business leaders and can work independently without much oversight.; An IT background, or enough fluency in IT purchasing to hold your own in technical conversations.; Experience at a technology or SaaS company is a plus. Procurement in other industries is also considered.

Benefits

Inclusive and collaborative work environment where all voices are valued.; Hybrid-friendly office spaces designed to be fun and engaging.; Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage.; Benefits begin on your first day.; Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including flexible floating holidays.; 100% 401(k) employer match up to 6%.; Paid parental leave.; Wellness support, including access to mental health resources.