Procurement Specialist

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST to Serve the Financial Industry

MANIFEST Technology is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support a major financial‑services client by managing technology renewals, purchase orders, new purchases, and cross‑functional coordination across Legal, Architecture, Security, Finance, and other shared‑services teams.

This role blends traditional procurement responsibilities with a growing need for technical discernment—evaluating risk levels across different types of technology requests, distinguishing enhancements from net‑new products, and ensuring the right due‑diligence path is followed.

The Specialist will also play a key role in intake management, qualifying and clarifying incoming requests, gathering missing information from business partners, and directing each request to the appropriate teams rather than triggering unnecessary reviews.

Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, deductive reasoning, comfort working within ServiceNow (Ideas & Demand), and the ability to collaborate with business users who may be frustrated with the current intake process. This is a contract‑to‑hire opportunity with long‑term growth potential, including the chance to help shape and document new, streamlined GREENFIELD processes.

Job Type: Contract-to-hire

Duration: Long-term and on going

Location: Hybrid – prefer candidates who reside in the Lakeville, MN area.

Pay Range: $45-55/hr

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage end‑to‑end procurement activities including renewals, purchase orders, new purchases, and vendor coordination
• Evaluate technology requests to determine risk level and appropriate due‑diligence pathways (e.g., enhancements vs. net‑new products/services)
• Qualify and triage incoming intake requests, ensuring clarity, completeness, and alignment with shared‑services requirements
• Partner with business users to gather missing information needed for Architecture, Security, Legal, Infrastructure/Ops, and other teams to perform due diligence
• Work within ServiceNow (Ideas & Demand) to review, validate, and route requests to the correct teams—avoiding unnecessary reviews and reducing cycle time
• Analyze usage, spend, and contract data to support renewal decisions, cost optimization, and negotiation strategy
• Maintain accurate documentation, reporting, and tracking of renewals, intake status, and procurement activities
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Legal, Finance, Architecture, Security, and business units to ensure alignment and timely execution
• Identify process gaps and contribute to the design of improved, streamlined intake and procurement workflows (GREENFIELD process development)
• Support business partners through a high‑friction intake environment by using strong communication, deductive reasoning, and a collaborative problem‑solving approach

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-10 years of procurement, sourcing, or vendor‑management experience
• Technology background with ability to understand integrations, data flow, APIs and basic architecture concepts
• Ability to assess risk across different types of technology requests
• Experience with IT renewals (SaaS, software licensing, hardware, telecom)
• Strong deductive reasoning and ability to qualify/clarify intake requests
• Cross‑functional communication skills with a collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar workflow tools
• Strong organizational skills and comfort working in evolving processes

Next Steps

• Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration!
• Please send your resume to David Slaymaker: ***email_hidden***