Senior Procurement Business Partner

Description:

Company Overview: 

Cellebrite’s (Nasdaq: CLBT) mission is to enable its global customers to protect and save lives by enhancing digital investigations and intelligence gathering to accelerate justice in communities around the world. Cellebrite’s AI-powered Digital Investigation Platform enables customers to lawfully access, collect, analyze and share digital evidence in legally sanctioned investigations while preserving data privacy. Thousands of public safety organizations, intelligence agencies and businesses rely on Cellebrite’s digital forensic and investigative solutions—available via cloud, on-premises and hybrid deployments—to close cases faster and safeguard communities. To learn more, visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com/investors and find us on social media @Cellebrite. 

Position Overview:

We are looking for a strategic, business-oriented procurement professional to lead indirect procurement for the IT and R&D organizations, with a strong focus on SaaS / software licensing (“SAS”), IT hardware, end-user computing, networks, cloud, and IT infrastructure services. The role will partner closely with IT, R&D, Finance, and Legal to drive commercial excellence, supplier performance, risk management, and measurable cost optimization across global spend categories.

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute category strategies for IT and R&D spend (e.g., SaaS/subscriptions, software licenses, IT hardware, infrastructure, networks, cloud/IaaS, support & maintenance).
• Translate stakeholder needs into commercial strategies and sourcing plans, balancing speed, quality, risk, and total cost of ownership.
• Continuously assess market dynamics, benchmark pricing, and identify cost-reduction and value-creation initiatives.
• Manage purchasing requests from multiple departments globally; ensure sourcing and buying decisions meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Act as a commercial interface for local and global teams, supporting ongoing engagements, renewals, expansions, and new initiatives.
• Independently prioritize multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships; establish healthy partnership communications and governance routines.
• Drive supplier performance management via KPIs/QBRs, scorecards, service reviews, and continuous improvement programs.
• Proactively source and qualify new vendors; manage competitive bids/RFPs and ensure supplier options remain current.
• Lead negotiations for complex projects and services, including pricing models, SLAs, service scope, and commercial terms.
• Draft/review and negotiate technology agreements in collaboration with Legal and key stakeholders.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep healthy partnership communications.

• At least five years of experience in strategic sourcing / indirect procurement, with meaningful focus on IT and/or R&D categories (software, SaaS/subscriptions, hardware, infrastructure/services).
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex technology deals (pricing models, SLAs, renewals, professional services).
• Strong stakeholder management skills—able to translate technical requirements into commercial outcomes.
• Strong analytical capability (cost models, TCO, benchmarking) and high ownership/independence.
• Education: BA in relevant field form a known University.
• Working experience with ERP systems, NetSuite and Zip – an advantage.
• Good understanding of Operations processes
• Excellent written and verbal English is required; additional languages are an advantage
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Proficiency and experience in Excel
• Good IT/BI Tools knowledge, Qlik sense an advantage
• A Team player which is Highly motivated and has high interpersonal skills,
• Multitasking capabilities, well organized and detailed oriented
• Ability to work independently.