[Remote] Sourcing and Procurement Sr. Specialist at Acorns

The Sourcing and Procurement Sr. Specialist will partner with internal stakeholders to manage end-to-end procurement activities, driving strategy, negotiation, vendor management, contract reviews, and proposal analysis, primarily in Software, with additional exposure to Marketing, Services, and Infrastructure. Responsibilities include building expertise in Acorns' vendors, tools, systems, and procurement processes, streamlining vendor onboarding/offboarding, and maintaining the vendor master list and contract archives. The role involves overseeing purchase requisitions, purchase orders, renewals, and termination notices, partnering with stakeholders, Finance, and AP to align on budgets and resolve issues, and collaborating to negotiate global vendor contracts and drive process improvements. Additionally, the specialist will identify opportunities to leverage AI in procurement workflows, create and maintain contract summaries and vendor scorecards, serve as an administrator for procurement and contract systems, coordinate vendor risk assessments and QBRs, and identify and address gaps in procurement policies, processes, and systems to drive continuous improvement.