Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Buyer role stands out in SaaS because procurement is increasingly intertwined with how cloud companies manage vendor risk, security reviews, and software contracting. With Snowflake operating a cloud data platform, the work naturally sits close to the tools and service providers that underpin product delivery, go-to-market execution, and internal operations—making procurement a meaningful lever rather than a back-office function.
For a SaaS career, the value is in learning the commercial and operational mechanics that scale with recurring-revenue businesses: building repeatable procure-to-pay workflows, navigating master agreements and statements of work, and partnering with Legal and Security to align purchasing with compliance expectations. Experience with platforms like Zip and Workday also translates across many modern SaaS organizations standardizing intake, approvals, and supplier management.
This position tends to fit professionals who prefer structured problem-solving and cross-functional coordination, and who enjoy balancing stakeholder guidance with vendor negotiation. It is well suited to someone looking to deepen capability in indirect procurement—especially supporting Marketing—while developing credibility as a partner to teams that may not be accustomed to engaging Procurement early.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Snowflake is growing fast and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We’re passionate about our people, our customers, our values and our culture! We’re also looking for people with a growth mindset and the pragmatic insight to solve for today while building for the future. And as a Snowflake employee, you will be accountable for supporting and enabling diversity and belonging.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: make modern data warehousing effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Because traditional on-premises and cloud solutions struggle with this, Snowflake developed an innovative product with a new built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.
EXPECTATIONS:
Experience in Marketing preferred.
Serve as a Procurement partner and liaison to the business supporting all designated functions, Procurement projects, and vendor onboarding / management.
Demonstrate an ability to build effective, strategic relationships with the business, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Collaborate with Snowflake’s Legal and Security departments to ensure compliance with requirements and standard contract terms.
Ensure compliance with company’s policies and procedures.
Prioritize and lead multiple projects at the same time, working effectively with people at all skill & organizational levels, internally and externally
Familiar with reviewing/redlining master service agreements, software master agreements, statements of work, order forms, and quotes
Monitor and manage all new requisitions coming through our Procure-to-Pay platform, Zip and Workday.
For each new request / engagement with the Procurement team: assist business with next-steps and guidance on all action required from their end throughout the engagement; while managing expectations on turn-around time.
Monitor supplier onboarding and supplier risk management processes in the U.S. and abroad and identify gaps and areas for improvement.
Identify alternate sourcing if needed based on quality, price, and delivery. Contact potential suppliers and negotiate to obtain quotes on the most favorable terms.
Negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers to ensure cost-effective purchasing
Perform follow-up work on orders to ensure vendor compliance with terms of purchase, especially delivery dates and quantity/quality; evaluate vendor performance based on quality, prices, service, and delivery as well as feedback from the business.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree, with a minimum of 2 years as a Buyer, with a strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay and the PR/PO lifecycle.
Experience in the Marketing field is highly preferred.
Working experience in Global Indirect Procurement.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
Strong understanding of legal concepts as related to vendor agreement contracts.
Excellent relationship management skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with suppliers, and internal business customers, and senior management
Ability to find opportunities to optimize cost, improve service and other efficiency opportunities.
Ability to summarize complex business issues and evaluate opportunities for improved functionality, cost savings, and SLAs.
Ability to lead RFP processes and lead vendor negotiations through completion
Proven ability to drive positive change and build strong stakeholder relationships
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multi-functional teams.
Demonstrate a solid understanding of how contracts are structured.
Self-starter who can build sourcing/procurement credibility within groups not accustomed to working with procurement.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Process and customer service driven with a self-starter mentality.
EXPERIENCE WITH ZIP and WORKDAY IS A PLUS but not required
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
