Senior Procurement Specialist

Sword Health is shifting healthcare from human-first to AI-first through its AI Care platform, making world-class healthcare available anytime, anywhere, while significantly reducing costs for payers, self-insured employers, national health systems, and other healthcare organizations. Sword began by reinventing pain care with AI at its core, and has since expanded into women’s health, movement health, and more recently mental health. Since 2020, more than 700,000 members across three continents have completed 10 million AI sessions, helping Sword's 1,000+ enterprise clients avoid over $1 billion in unnecessary healthcare costs. Backed by 42 clinical studies and over 44 patents, Sword Health has raised more than $500 million from leading investors, including Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Transformation Capital, and Founders Fund. Learn more at www.swordhealth.com. Sword Health is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Procurement Analyst to join our Finance team. In this role you will collaborate with both internal stakeholders and Sword’s growing vendor network to manage contract renewals, understand sourcing needs, conduct spend analyses, and ensure operational excellence in our Procure to Pay operations. About you:

You are a self-starter eager to learn new things and always bring a sense of pride and ownership to your work

You are an exceptional multi-tasker, and enjoy having several concurrent projects going on at one time

You are a thoughtful and confident communicator who maintains a customer-centric attitude regardless of medium or situation

You take a data-driven approach to solving problems and aren’t afraid to suggest how we could be doing things better

What you’ll be doing:

Execute strategic sourcing activities end-to-end (RFx processes, price negotiations, contract renewals, etc.) to secure favorable business and commercial terms

Develop strategic partnerships with business stakeholders (i.e. Sales, Technology, Events, HR, etc.) to understand and support key initiatives

Perform total cost of ownership evaluations, supply-market research and pricing audits for the pursuit of continuous cost and performance improvements

Manage purchasing and contracting workflows within Sword’s Procure-to-Pay system

Support the execution of spend management projects that accomplish key objectives (i.e. cost savings, process effectiveness, supplier consolidation & management, risk reduction & management, improved visibility & control of expenditures)

What you need to have:

3+ years relevant experience, specifically in developing strategic sourcing methodologies, leading cost optimization projects, and managing contract negotiations

Experience supporting a range of spend categories, especially in Software, Events, Professional Services, and Facilities

Track record of improving efficiencies, scaling operations, and minimizing organizational risk in a high growth business environment

Excellent partner relationship management with internal stakeholders and vendors from developing new relationships to managing complex, ongoing partnerships

Familiarity using P2P Tools (Coupa, Zip, Airbase, etc.) Google Workspaces, MacOS, Notion, and Jira

To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:

A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity;

A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company;

Career development and growth, with a competitive salary;

The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare;

A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation;

Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions);

Remote or Hybrid work policy.