Procurement Lead
ملخص الوظيفة
Help Us Build The Future of Travel
At Airalo were making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the worlds first eSIM store we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200 countries and regions around the world.
Today were a team of 400 people across 60 countries building a product used by travelers every day. Weve grown quickly but weve worked hard to keep what matters: trust ownership and the freedom for people to do great work without unnecessary layers or bureaucracy.
Were fully remote by design genuinely global and united by a shared mission to make travel simpler for everyone.
Your Next Destination
- Location: Remote anywhere in Spain the UK or the UAE.
- Contract:
- Spain: Full-time permanent contrato indefinido via Deel (our employer of record in Spain)
- UK: Full-time permanent (local contract)
- UAE: Full-time permanent via Deel (our employer of record in the UAE)
- Benefits: Learn more about our benefits here in this link - English is our main working language day to day so youll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async.
We are hiring the Procurement Lead to build the procurement function and policy from the ground up and drive standardization and savings across our largest spend categories: Networks Sales & Marketing and IT/Software.
You will design how Airalo buys embed a disciplined purchase-to-pay process into our new ERP and turn fragmented function-by-function spending into a governed competitive and auditable process and drive savings to every dollar we spend with third parties.
This is a senior role for a builder who will set the policy run the high-value negotiations and deliver hard savings that fund growth and protect EBITDA. You will report to the CFO and partner across every spending function in the company.
What youll do:
Procurement policy & governance
- Design and roll out Airalos procurement policy delegation-of-authority thresholds supplier onboarding and competitive-tendering standards.
- Establish clear proportionate approval workflows that bring control without slowing the business.
Category management
- Own the category strategies across the major spend areas: network and infrastructure spends S&M (agencies media martech) IT and SaaS and professional services.
- Build single source of truth with spends visibility and a vendor taxonomy so we know what we buy from whom and on what terms; build standardization and a framework to adhere to credit terms.
- Maintain a validated savings pipeline reported with Finance and ensure segregation of duties audit trail and anti-fraud controls aligned to the SOX-lite framework.
Strategic sourcing & negotiation
- Lead competitive sourcing and high-value negotiations on a total-cost-of-ownership basis; set and deliver savings targets and improve working capital.
- Partner with Finances zero-based budgeting and the process to convert sourcing wins into budgeted savings;
Supplier & contract management
- Own master agreements a renewals calendar supplier performance and third-party risk and due diligence.
Purchase-to-pay process & systems
- Follow through the PO/PR process and three-way match support clean accruals and embed procurement into the ERP as a core stakeholder.
What youll bring:
- 10 years in procurement strategic sourcing or commercial / category management including building or materially scaling a procurement function in a fast-growth company.
- Deep category expertise across indirect spend (marketing IT/SaaS professional services); exposure to network telecom or infrastructure spend like capacity routing wholesale in a must have.
- Track record of running competitive tenders and complex negotiations with measurable validated savings.
- Hands-on experience designing PO/PR and purchase-to-pay processes potentially within an ERP (SAP Oracle or Microsoft) environment.
- Strong command of procurement policy delegation of authority supplier risk and controls.
- Influence without authority: credible with senior leaders across Networks Marketing and Technology able to change buying behaviour with evidence.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in a high-growth company including controls and audit-readiness maturity.
- Direct involvement in an ERP / P2P implementation.
- Comfort operating in a globally distributed multi-currency multi-jurisdiction business.
At Airalo we believe in roaming-free recruitment. Just as we provide clear connectivity for travelers we provide clear salary ranges for our candidates.
Given this role is remote and available to candidates across some countries in Europe this range represents the full salary range for this role across our available locations in the EU. To ensure equity based on where you reside we use a tiered location model:
UK: 65000 - 88500
Spain: 61000 - 83000
UAE: 384000 AED - 519500 AED
Your Home Destination: Specific salary ranges used in offers are determined by where you reside. Were committed to discussing these ranges openly during your first call with our Talent to ensure were aligned for takeoff!
Why People Join Us
Why people join us in Spain
We started Airalo to make staying connected effortless wherever you are in the world. Today millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs and many of the people building the product were customers first.
Our team is united by a shared belief that great work happens when people are trusted to own what they do. As Airalo continues to grow so do the opportunities to learn take on new challenges and make a real impact.
For many of our teammates in Spain its the combination of stability flexibility and genuine work-life balance that makes Airalo feel like home.
Why people join us in the UK
We started Airalo to make staying connected effortless wherever you are in the world. Today millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs and many of the people building the product first discovered us as customers.
Our team spans 60 countries but what people often notice quickly is how work actually feels here. Theres trust to own what you do space to focus without constant layers of process and a clear sense of what youre responsible for from day one.
As Airalo continues to grow people tend to stay for a mix of things: the chance to work on a product used globally the autonomy to shape how they work and the opportunity to keep taking on new challenges without getting stuck in one lane.
Why people join us in the UAE
Were a fully remote team across 60 countries built on a simple idea: trust people to own their work and deliver without unnecessary layers or heavy process getting in the way.
Many people joining us from the UAE are looking for clarity in scope and real ownership in their role. They want to know what theyre responsible for how success is measured and have direct access to the people making decisions.
What often stands out is the combination of a global product-led company with a flexible remote setup. For many its the opportunity to work on a product used by millions of travelers worldwide alongside a team that moves quickly and values clear ownership and accountability.
Before You Hit Apply
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