• Build and own Acumatica’s end-to-end procurement function, including strategy, policies, operating cadence, and decision frameworks. • Establish clear, scalable processes that provide visibility into vendor spend, contract terms, renewals, and ownership, while balancing speed, control, and accountability. • Lead strategic sourcing and end-to-end commercial negotiations across SaaS, cloud infrastructure, IT services, and other critical vendors, including pricing, contract structure, terms, SLAs, and exit provisions. • Rationalize and actively manage the vendor portfolio by reducing tool sprawl, strengthening senior-level vendor relationships, and holding partners accountable for performance and delivered value. • Partner with Finance to ensure procurement decisions are tightly connected to budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, with clear visibility into financial impact. • Drive value creation through disciplined cost optimization and rigorous business cases for major investments and renewals, including clear alternatives and tradeoffs. • Partner closely with IT, Security, Product, Engineering, and Legal to ensure vendor decisions meet technical, security, and compliance requirements. • Act as a thought partner to functional leaders by surfacing total cost of ownership, second-order impacts, and the right questions before spend is committed. • Ensure appropriate diligence for new vendors, including financial stability, security posture, contractual risk, and regulatory considerations. • Establish clear governance and ownership for vendor relationships and contracts post-signature, maintaining ongoing compliance with data privacy and security requirements • Establish a culture of ownership, responsiveness, and practical problem-solving.