Procurement & Vendor Manager

About the role

Veo is scaling fast, and our spend on software and equipment has grown faster than the supporting structure has. We're hiring a Procurement & Vendor Manager to bring that under control. Your first and most important mandate is our software (SaaS) license spend: understanding what we pay for, our company needs, cutting what we don't use, and negotiating the remaining contract terms. You'll also own how we buy office hardware.

This is a hands-on, individual contributor role. You'll own procurement end-to-end yourself, building the process as much as running it, and working closely with teams across IT, Finance, and the wider business.

What you'll own

Software licenses & SaaS spend (primary focus)

• Audit and map current software license spend across the company, incl. who owns what, what's actually used, and where we're paying for redundant or dormant licenses.
• Clean up and rationalize the portfolio: eliminate shelfware, consolidate overlapping tools, and right-size seat counts.
• Build and maintain a renewals calendar so no contract auto-renews without review.
• Negotiate renewals and new contracts to reduce cost and improve terms.
• Establish lightweight software asset management (SAM) practices and reporting to keep spend visible going forward.

Hardware procurement

• Own purchasing of office hardware, incl. laptops, peripherals, AV, and related equipment.
• Source vendors, negotiate pricing and framework agreements, and standardize what we buy where it makes sense.

Contracts & vendor management

• Lead commercial negotiations on contracts, renewals, and new vendor deals.
• Manage supplier relationships and act as the internal point of contact for procurement.
• Partner closely with IT, Finance, and department heads to align buying with real needs and budget.

What success looks like:

• A complete, accurate picture of current software spend.
• Measurable savings from eliminated/renegotiated licenses.
• A functioning renewals process that prevents surprise auto-renewals.
• Clear, repeatable ways of buying software and hardware that scale with the company.

What we're looking for:

• Solid procurement/vendor management experience, ideally with a strong focus on SaaS and software licensing.
• A track record of finding and delivering cost savings: You know how to read a contract and where the levers are.
• A confident, commercially sharp negotiator.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, less-structured environment and building processes from the ground up.
• Strong stakeholder skills and able to work across IT, Finance, and the business, and to influence without direct authority.

Nice to have:

• Experience with software asset management (SAM) tools or spend-management platforms.
• Familiarity with a scaling tech / SaaS company environment.