Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
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About the Role:
We are hiring a Senior Sourcing Analyst, Procure-to-Pay within the Procurement organization to support P2P Operations specific to T&E. This position will assist in advancing the savings goal targets as mandated by leadership and our business partners as well as ensuring T&E policy adherence. The role has great potential for growth within the facets of Strategic Sourcing or Travel Expenses, the candidate will be exposed to both as part of their core job function.
What You'll Do:
- Negotiate new and renewing SaaS contracts with an annual contract value of <$50k
- Collaborate with the business and legal to mitigate undue risk
- Partner with the business to provide best-in-class end-to-end contract intake-to-signature process
- Work with stakeholders to get ahead of assigned renewals for optimal timing and to ensure maximum leverage during negotiations
- Assist with Motive P-Card vendor management duties as assigned
- Own transactional, administrative and compliance aspects of T&E related tools (e.g. Navan & Expensify)
- Directly responsible for managing the T&E program at large and will strategize with leadership on process and policy improvements to manage overall spend.
- Maintenance of SaaS renewals tracker inclusive of T&E-related SaaS tools
- Perform cyclical analyses of available T&E tools, and the benefit and feasibility of transitioning to any of the alternatives on the market
- Perform ad hoc duties as assigned
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree from a 4-year university
- 1-3 years of procurement experience reviewing and negotiating Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) contracts
- 1-3 years working in a tech start-up environment is preferred
- Experience interacting with a wide range of stakeholders both internal and external
- Audit and/or public accounting experience is preferred
- Basic understanding of procurement processes and corporate travel & expense programs
- Ability to understand basic legal acumen and collaborate effectively with Motive Legal
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and pivot unexpectedly when needed
- Customer service-focused
- Detail-oriented
- Great communication skills
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits
The base compensation range for this role is:
$68,000—$103,000 USD
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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