IT Procurement Manager - (Tampere

IT Procurement Manager

About M-Files

M-Files redefines how work gets done with its context-first document management system, organizing content around business context to improve productivity, reduce risk, and enable smarter decisions for over 6,000 customers globally. Visit http://www.m-files.com/ for more information.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day IT procurement operations, including hardware and laptop purchasing, purchase orders, supplier coordination, and asset management.
• Build and run SaaS cost management, maintaining an inventory of applications and licenses, managing renewals, monitoring usage and spend, and identifying optimization opportunities.
• Co-develop IT procurement categories with IT leadership, defining sourcing strategies, preferred vendor frameworks, and purchasing standards.
• Prepare and run vendor and contract negotiations, building business cases and driving renewals and new contracts to closure.
• Own procurement governance and process, including PO and approval workflows, spend visibility, vendor master data, and contract/renewal tracking.
• Partner with Finance and RevOps on SaaS budget, forecasting, and cost allocation; with Security and Legal on vendor risk, data processing agreements, and compliance.
• Track and report delivered savings, cost avoidance, and the renewal pipeline to leadership.
• Convert ad-hoc purchasing into scalable, repeatable processes.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in procurement, vendor/supplier management, IT sourcing, or a related commercial or operations role. Exposure to software or SaaS spend is a strong plus.
• An ownership mindset: taking end-to-end responsibility for outcomes, driving decisions, and building process.
• Commercial fundamentals: negotiation, building a business case, contract analysis, and understanding total cost of ownership.
• Analytical comfort with spend data: strong Excel and ideally Power BI; ability to build and maintain a renewal calendar and savings tracking.
• Structured and proactive approach.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership and external vendors.
• Hunger to grow into broader category strategy and lead high-value negotiations.
• Fluent English. Finnish is an advantage.
• Plus: experience in a SaaS or technology company; familiarity with procurement, contract, or SaaS-management tooling; understanding of software licensing models.