Head of Procurement

About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

This role is a unique opportunity to architect and own procurement at Faire during a pivotal period of growth. You’ll define what great looks like - balancing governance with speed, policy with autonomy, and cost control with business enablement.  Your work will have an immediate financial impact and lay the foundation for the future.

We are looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Procurement & Sourcing leader to build, scale, and lead our Procurement function. This critical role that will sit at the intersection of People, Finance, Legal, and every internal Business Unit will be responsible for transforming how Faire manages vendor engagement, purchasing workflows, sourcing operations, and internal controls. 

We are seeking a player / coach who can both roll up their sleeves to run sourcing efforts directly and also design scalable systems, policies and governance for procurement operations. You’ll be the foundational hire in a growing function, with responsibility for hiring additional sourcing professionals and executing the long-term vision for Procurement at Faire. 

What you’ll do

Strategy & Infrastructure: develop and execute the long-term vision for Procurement at Faire, including the definition of principles, policies, and KPIs. Lead the design of purchasing workflows and approval flows. Design and maintain Procurement policies that balances controls with Faire’s culture of speed and autonomy. 

• Strategic Sourcing: act as Faire’s primary sourcing lead across priority categories. Identify savings opportunities, negotiate contracts / renewals, and eliminate duplicative vendor spend. Support business stakeholders in vendor evaluation, RFPs, term structuring, and escalation management. 

• Systems & Operations: partner with Systems, Accounting and Legal teams to improve the procurement platform implementation including PO line item logic, invoice matching, user experience, and implementation of AI tools to increase efficiency. Represent the procurement team’s interest in the financial systems technology stack. 

• Leadership: serve as a trusted thought partner to leadership on procurement strategy and spend governance. Hire and lead future sourcing experts to achieve outcomes aligned with the procurement team vision. Partner with business leaders to implement sourcing priorities in the decision making process.

• Project Management & Execution: manage multiple, simultaneous initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring timely delivery, clear communication, and high quality results. Be proactive in managing timelines, cross-functional coordination, and resource allocation. 

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, and / or finance operations roles - ideally with experience at both startups and scaled companies

• Experience building or scaling a procurement and/or sourcing function from the ground up

• Deep expertise in sourcing strategies, vendor negotiations, cost control, and supplier performance management

• Hands on familiarity with procure-to-pay systems like Zip, Coupa, Netsuite, Workday Financials

• Strong process design skills and passion for workflow efficiency, data integrity, and automation

• Ability to influence and work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Systems, and bus