Procurement Lead

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Company Overview: At BVP Serbia, our mission is to make the world a safer place by harnessing the power of AI and machine learning. Since pioneering Remote Facility Supervision in 2011, we have evolved into a cutting-edge provider of AI-driven security solutions, serving some of the world's largest corporations with mission-critical security, safety, and operational support around the clock. Our team of over 400 professionals is dedicated to integrating AI and machine learning into every aspect of our operations, enabling seamless collaboration between our North American and Serbian teams. We believe that any work function that can be digitized will eventually be operated remotely through advanced AI technologies. As a recession-proof and stable service, BVP Serbia continues to grow at an impressive rate of over 30% annually, driven by our commitment to innovation and technological excellence. Join us to be at the forefront of AI and machine learning in security solutions. BVP Serbia is headquartered in Belgrade. To learn more about our company kindly visit our website as well as our LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook pages. About The Role: Birdseye operates in multiple countries, we build our own technology, we buy hardware and field services in every region we operate in. We are hiring a Procurement Lead to own everything Birdseye buys. Not to administer it. To build it. The intake process, the approval thresholds, the contract repository, the vendor governance model, the analytics that tie every dollar of third-party spend to a line on the P&L. Three things come with the job. Ownership, because the design is yours from the ground up. Authority, because you write the policy and the delegation of authority matrix and I approve them. A number, because the variable part of your compensation is tied to savings that Finance validates. We need someone who built the function, not operated inside one. Someone whose sourcing decisions were made two levels above them, or handed down by a shared service, is not the right fit. We want the person who held the pen in the negotiation and owned the result afterward. You’re also going to build the tooling. We expect operators to build what they need rather than wait for engineering capacity or buy another platform. There is a vendor management application in build now, covering regional coverage, trade categorisation, contract linkage and renewal flagging. You will own it and extend it. Low-code, AI-assisted development, pulling invoice and usage data out of vendor admin accounts through APIs. If your first instinct on a data problem is to open a ticket, this will be a frustrating job. Savings that Finance signs off. Hard savings and cost avoidance are different things, and we agree on the methodology before you claim either. Tell us the baseline, the term you changed, the number afterward, and who checked it. Receipts, not projections. One more thing, because it decides whether any of the above survives contact with the company. Design the controls to be fast. A control environment that is slower than working around it is not a control environment. It is a suggestion. This is not a role for someone who wants to administer a mature program well. The judgment to see what should change is worth more here than a decade of keeping something that already worked running. The function gets built in conversations with the people who are currently doing the buying, and those conversations happen in the office. Expect some late-day overlap with North American time zones and occasional travel. If you have built a procurement function out of nothing before, and you want the next stage of this company's cost base to have your fingerprints on it, we should talk. Key Responsibilities: All buy-side spend across four operating entities: field hardware, subcontracted installation, connectivity, cloud, software and subscriptions, professional services, facilities, fleet, logistics, marketing, staffing. The buy-side contract lifecycle end to end, and the repository and renewal calendar that hold it. Procurement policy, intake, and the delegation of authority matrix, for CFO approval. The subcontractor and vendor network: qualification, segmentation, scorecards, regional coverage. Spend visibility in NetSuite, with every vendor and contract mapped to a GL account, cost centre, entity and margin line. The internal vendor management application, currently in build, and the reporting that sits on it. Requirements: Must-Have 7+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial contract management. Built or materially rebuilt a procurement function, rather than operating inside an established one. Personal ownership of negotiation outcomes and savings results. Direct negotiation across both indirect categories and operational or technical spend. Redlines standard buy-side agreements independently and identifies material risk without routine legal support. Builds their own tooling: low-code platforms, AI-assisted development, workflow automation, APIs. Financial fluency across P&L structure, gross margin, and unit economics. Business-negotiation-standard English; most vendors and stakeholders sit outside Serbia. Nice To Have CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent certification. NetSuite or comparable ERP. Multi-entity, multi-currency, cross-border procurement. Working Spanish. Details Base salary plus a performance-based variable tied to savings validated by Finance. Occasional international travel. #LI-Onsite