Overview

Social Discovery Group is one of the world’s largest groups of social discovery companies, uniting millions of users on dozens of products. SDG solves the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection – transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG products redefine the way people interact and connect with each other.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage, mentor, and develop an existing team of procurement specialists; optimize the workload within the team, and establish clear KPIs/SLAs
  • Review and improve current procurement workflows to reduce bureaucracy and speed up the purchasing cycle
  • Oversee and control the procurement budget; allocate financial resources across different teams and projects based on company priorities
  • Track expenditures, predict future procurement costs, and prevent budget overruns
  • Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers to achieve better pricing, discount programs, and flexible payment terms (e.g., deferred payments)
  • Oversee purchases of software, licenses, and IT services. Analyze and manage long-term commitment contracts to maximize cost-efficiency
  • Ensure accurate tracking of all orders, contracts, and payments in 1C and Jira
Required Qualifications:
  • 2–4 years of experience as a Team Lead, Lead Procurement Specialist in IT domains
  • Proven experience in mentoring, coaching, or restructuring processes within an existing team
  • Proven experience in budget planning, tracking costs, and managing financial allocations for multiple departments or teams
  • Ability to analyze financial data, create budget reports
  • Advanced user of 1C (ERP, Trade Management, or similar modules) and Jira/Confluence for task tracking. Strong skills in Excel
  • Strong track record of successful business negotiations and achieving proven cost savings (Savings)
  • Ability to act as a bridge between internal technical teams (engineers/developers) and the finance/accounting department
  • High level of integrity, transparency, and strict adherence to anti-corruption and compliance standards
Benefits:
  • Vacation 28 calendar days per year
  • 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave
  • Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company
  • 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings
  • Corporate discount for English lessons
  • Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children)
  • Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years
  • Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.
Technologies:
  • 1C
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Excel
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