Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Navan is looking for a Strategic Sourcing Analyst who will be responsible for supporting the procurement process across various spend categories. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to be a strategic partner and trusted adviser to the broader business.

The successful candidate must have strong data analysis, negotiation, problem solving, and communication skills. The position will report to the Director of Procurement.

What You’ll Do:

• Establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including Legal, Security, IT, FP&A and business partners.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand and execute goals across assigned projects, spend categories, and vendors.
• Manage the renewals list for designated categories and proactively work with business partners for early engagement. 
• Review and mitigate any potential commercial risks in contracts, such as payment terms, marketing language, price cap and term length. 
• Analyze data including spend analysis, demand scenario modeling, P&L impact analysis, and benchmark comparisons to support vendor selection and negotiation processes.
• Work with FP&A to understand headcount planning to build license forecast models for software deals. 
• Identify savings opportunities through consolidation, contract restructuring, rightsizing, etc. 
• Support sourcing team with executing RFx events.  
• Manage supplier relationships with a focus on cost, quality, service, delivery, and risk.
• Guide business partners on the procurement process, including early engagement and best practices in order to adopt a value-driven mindset when purchasing on behalf of Navan. 

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum of 2 years of procurement experience; from a high-growth technology or fintech environment is preferred.
• Experience with P2P systems such as Zip.
• Ability to create and present business cases for net new contracts and strategic renewals.
• Ability to lead with context and effectively communicate across varying levels of leadership.
• Someone who thinks outside the box and has strong problem solving skills.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree.