Senior Category Manager

About Us:
DailyPay, Inc. is transforming the way people get paid. As the industry's leading on-demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America's top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job, while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace.
DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, visit DailyPay's Press Center.
The Role:
DailyPay Procurement is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to establish effective governance and execution of DailyPay's strategic sourcing strategy. We are seeking a candidate with experience leading stakeholder engagements while leading strategic sourcing engagements across a wide range of business lines including Professional Services, HR Services, Marketing Services as well as Tech. The Procurement team is growing and we are looking for an innovator who understands the complexity of a SaaS organization and can ensure customer satisfaction. The Procurement Manager will be an expert practitioner in the tools and processes for creating competitive sourcing environments with a strong bias for decision-making rooted in data and analytics.
If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.
How You Will Make an Impact:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with the organization's goals and objectives. Identify cost-saving opportunities and drive cost-effective procurement practices
• Lead the development and execution of sourcing processes, tools, and training to drive sourcing best practices and consistency
• Monitor and control procurement budgets and expenses, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and budgetary restrictions
• Partner with Legal, Information Security, Compliance, and Finance departments to negotiate and lead the execution of medium to high complexity contractual terms and conditions, detailed statements of work, pricing, and service levels agreements
• Development of strategic sourcing initiatives through the introduction of a competitive marketplace, demand management, and supplier consolidation
• Own the full strategic sourcing cycle, including supplier identification and selection, price negotiation, contract negotiations, and stakeholder engagements
• Develop processes, tools, and standards to help support global vendor management including RFQ/RFI templates, onboarding workflows, risk assessments and certification reviews, performance tracking, cost analytics, and SLA performance management tools (scorecards and dashboards)

What You Bring to The Team:

• 7+ years of experience in Procurement
• Strong project management, problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Proven track record of identifying and implementing improvements to sourcing processes including Source to Pay systems
• Experience running sourcing events across multiple industry categories, including professional services and SaaS
• Experience with gathering and ensuring customer requirements are met during the sourcing process across multiple business lines
• Experience communicating with senior management and responding to their inquiries and requests
• Excellent communication and time management skills; able to communicate issues and solutions to diverse audiences

Nice to Haves:

• 4-year degree with Finance, Business Administration, or Supplier Management major
• Experience with contract management systems
• Knowledge/experience on US and UK markets etc

What We Offer:

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company outings and events
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K with company match

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Pay Transparency. DailyPay takes a market-based approach to compensation, which may vary depending on your location. United States locations are categorized into three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The salary ranges are listed by geographic tier. Additionally, this role may be eligible for variable incentive compensation and stock options. Where a candidate fits within the compensation range for a role is based on their demonstrated experience, qualifications, skills, and internal equity.
New York City
$125,000 - $167,000 USD
Remote, Premium (California, Connecticut, Washington D.C., New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Washington)
$115,000 - $153,000 USD
Remote, Standard
$109,000 - $146,000 USD
DailyPay is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable culture of belonging, grounded in empathy and respect, which values openness to opinions, awareness of lived experiences, fair treatment and access for all. We strive to build and develop diverse teams to create an organization where innovation thrives, where the full potential of each person is engaged, and their views, beliefs and values are integrated into our ways of working.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.