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BibliU is a high-growth edtech company transforming the $65bn educational content industry. Founded in 2015 as an Oxford University spin-out, the company has achieved 90% CAGR over the past five years and reached $100m in annual revenue. BibliU partners with 170+ universities and 4,000+ publishers (including Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wiley) to deliver affordable digital course materials and comprehensive campus store solutions to 600,000 students annually.
The Procurement Lead will own the end-to-end procurement process, reporting to the VP Finance Operations. This role sits within Finance and pairs hands-on procurement execution with budget discipline and financial controls. You will work closely with FP&A and Accounting teams to keep spend visible, forecastable, and compliant.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies across assigned spend categories
- Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers on pricing, terms, and contracts
- Manage purchase orders, expediting, and delivery coordination
- Track spend against budget by category, vendor, and cost centre; report variances to Finance leadership
- Partner with FP&A on procurement forecasting, budget planning, and cost-savings targets
- Partner with Accounting/AP on invoice matching, accruals, and month-end close
- Build and maintain procurement policies, approval workflows, and spend controls
- Partner with Legal and business stakeholders to align procurement with company needs
- Support audit readiness and internal controls (e.g., SOX) for procurement and vendor spend
- Resolve supplier quality, delivery, and invoicing issues
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and drive continuous process improvement
You will use ERP and spend-analytics tools to drive data-informed sourcing decisions and tie procurement activity directly to the company's broader financial planning and reporting.
REQUIREMENTS:
Must have:
- 5+ years of progressive procurement experience
- Experience with strategic sourcing and vendor contract negotiation across multiple spend categories
- Proven experience designing procurement processes, policies, and systems from the ground up
- Experience running RFPs and vendor selection processes on behalf of business stakeholders
- Experience partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk assessments
- Comfortable operating with significant ambiguity and building structure where none exists today
Good to have:
- Experience with AI tools
- Prior experience in a procurement function embedded within Finance (vs. Operations or Supply Chain)
- Familiarity with AP/invoice processes, accruals, or audit/SOX controls
