Hire a procurement specialist who keeps spend under control

Vendors sourced and purchase orders managed, globally or locally.

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Meet our vetted procurement specialists

Mateo C. Colombia · 3 years experience
Vendor sourcing and negotiation $15/hr

Best fit: A team that needs vendor sourcing and negotiation.

Core responsibilities
  • Source and evaluate vendors against your criteria
  • Negotiate pricing and contract terms
  • Maintain the approved vendor list and scorecards
  • Track vendor performance and flag issues early
Core Competencies
Coupa SAP Ariba Oracle Procurement Cloud Jaggaer
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Rafael P. Philippines · 3 years experience
Purchase order processing $13/hr

Best fit: Purchase order processing, handled as its own dedicated lane.

Core responsibilities
  • Process purchase orders against approved budgets
  • Track orders from PO to delivery
  • Reconcile invoices against POs and flag discrepancies
Core Competencies
Coupa SAP Ariba NetSuite Microsoft Excel
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Ruan V. South Africa · 5 years experience
Supply chain coordination, multi-vendor $17/hr

Best fit: Best fit for a team leaning on someone for supply chain coordination, multi-vendor.

Core responsibilities
  • Coordinate with logistics on inbound shipments
  • Monitor inventory levels against reorder points
  • Support supplier risk assessments when you need them
Core Competencies
SAP Ariba NetSuite project44 Power BI
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Caleb M. USA · 6 years experience
Category sourcing, cost reduction $45/hr

Best fit: Suited to companies whose category sourcing, cost reduction keeps slipping down the priority list.

Core responsibilities
  • Source and evaluate vendors against your criteria
  • Negotiate pricing and contract terms
  • Maintain the approved vendor list and scorecards
  • Track vendor performance and flag issues early
Core Competencies
Coupa SAP Ariba Jaggaer Microsoft Excel
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Grace P. USA · 9 years experience
Senior procurement lead, strategic sourcing $62/hr

Best fit: The senior pick: procurement lead, strategic sourcing, with enough range to own more than one lane at once.

Core responsibilities
  • Source and evaluate vendors against your criteria
  • Negotiate pricing and contract terms
  • Maintain the approved vendor list and scorecards
  • Track vendor performance and flag issues early
  • Process purchase orders against approved budgets
  • Track orders from PO to delivery
  • Reconcile invoices against POs and flag discrepancies
  • Coordinate with logistics on inbound shipments
  • Monitor inventory levels against reorder points
  • Support supplier risk assessments when you need them
Core Competencies
Coupa SAP Ariba Oracle Procurement Cloud Power BI
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What this role costs you

Specialized recruiters Vetted candidates in 10 days Six core markets
Global talent
Starting at
$12/hour
No placement fee
WhereLatin America, Philippines, South Africa, Eastern Europe, Canada You payOne monthly fee, all-inclusive EmployerHireHawk employs, pays and manages compliance Guarantee100% performance replacement After the hireA dedicated Client Success Manager, for the life of the engagement CommitmentMonth to month, no lock-in Learn more →
US talent
Placement fee
12.5%of first-year salary
+ $995 retainer
WhereAll 50 states You pay$995 retainer to start the search, plus 12.5% at placement. Or 15% with no retainer EmployerThe hire joins your payroll directly Guarantee60-day replacement After the hireYours to manage from day one. There is no Client Success Manager on this offer CommitmentOne-time fee, no recurring cost Learn more →
Up to 70%is what you save with global talent 20–30%of first-year salary is what traditional agencies charge

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What this role handles for your team

A procurement specialist manages purchasing, supplier follow-up, and order records so the right materials arrive when needed.

Procurement sourcing and vendor management
Source and evaluate vendors against your criteria Negotiate pricing and contract terms Maintain the approved vendor list and scorecards Track vendor performance and flag issues early
Purchasing
Process purchase orders against approved budgets Track orders from PO to delivery Reconcile invoices against POs and flag discrepancies
Supply chain coordination
Coordinate with logistics on inbound shipments Monitor inventory levels against reorder points Support supplier risk assessments when you need them
Spend visibility and supplier follow-through
Maintain purchasing records and approval trails Follow supplier commitments through delivery Surface cost, availability, and vendor-risk issues early
Three steps

Hire a Procurement specialist in 3 steps

From your first brief to a Procurement specialist working in SAP Ariba and Coupa, you stay with one recruiter from scope through start.

Scope the Procurement specialist role

Tell us the work to own, from procurement sourcing and vendor management to purchasing, plus the systems, coverage hours, and outcomes that matter. We turn that into a focused search brief.

Review vetted Procurement specialist candidates

We screen candidates for procurement sourcing and vendor management, purchasing, and practical fluency in SAP Ariba and Coupa. You review a shortlist with relevant context.

Hire and onboard your Procurement specialist

Choose your candidate and hiring model. We coordinate the handoff into your tools, operating process, and first-week priorities.

What changes for your team

Best for businesses that need disciplined purchasing, supplier follow-up, and clearer spend control.

Better negotiated vendor pricing

Contracts get negotiated within an authority level you set, instead of accepted at whatever rate a vendor first quotes.

Fewer sourcing delays

Vendors get sourced and evaluated against your criteria on a set process, instead of found under deadline pressure.

Cleaner vendor scorecards

Vendor performance gets tracked continuously, so underperformance gets flagged before it becomes a supply problem.

Lower cost than an in-house procurement hire

One dedicated specialist costs less than the salary, benefits and payroll taxes a full-time in-house hire adds up to.

More consistent purchase order process

Purchase orders get tracked from PO to delivery, instead of managed in whatever spreadsheet each requester happens to use.

Why teams choose HireHawk for this role

Matched to what you buy

Raw materials, indirect spend and services sourcing all run differently. We screen against your specific category mix first.

Vetted before you meet them

5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening. Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented to clients.

Bilingual where it matters

Bilingual English and Spanish talent from Latin America, strongest in medical and legal.

Two ways to hire

Fully managed global talent from $12 an hour, or US direct hire from 12.5% of first-year salary. Compare the two on our [staffing solutions page](/solutions/).

Proof

What our clients say

"They built the analytics and automation our leadership now runs on, recovered tens of thousands in freight claims and cut manual work by 96%."

Siobhan Manager of Outbound Global Transportation

"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."

Work Injury Law Group Legal services

"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."

August Consumer brand

"Her scope grew within months and our leadership asked to meet her in person. We came back to HireHawk to expand the rest of the team."

Anthony Director of Operations

"When our workflow broke down she built a tracking system to stop it happening again, without being asked."

Mikayel Revenue Cycle Manager

One partner, wherever your next hire lives.

The right model depends on the seat, not the company. Some roles need someone in the building; the rest do not, and cost far less remotely.

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Staffing agency HireHawk

HireHawk is a staffing agency for growing US companies with industry-specialized recruiters. This is one of the seats we fill most: we recruit for it, run 5-Stage Vetting, and either employ the hire on global talent or place them directly on your payroll.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about hiring for this role

What categories do you source?

We source raw materials, indirect spend and services, the full range most operations actually buy. Tell us your category mix on the discovery call, and we match you with a specialist who already sources those categories daily, instead of someone learning your vendor landscape from a spreadsheet.

Can they negotiate contracts directly with vendors?

Yes, but only within the authority level and terms you actually set upfront. Your specialist negotiates within that boundary directly, so you are not stuck approving every single line item yourself. Anything outside that agreed scope comes back to you for a decision before anything gets finalized with a vendor.

What procurement systems do you work in?

Your specialist already works in SAP Ariba, Coupa and most standard procurement platforms, so there's no ramp-up before purchase orders start moving. Name your actual system on the discovery call, and we match you with someone who already runs sourcing through it, instead of a generalist learning your setup.

Is this the same as outsourced supply chain?

Procurement is the sourcing and buying slice of supply chain, a part of it rather than the whole; procurement outsourcing services is the same narrower work described by name. Warehousing, freight, and distribution sit with HireHawk's logistics coordinator role instead. Tell us where your gap actually is and we staff the right one.

How fast can a specialist start?

You'll see vetted candidates within 10 business days of your discovery call, so you're not waiting weeks to start interviewing. Once you've made your pick, onboarding takes 21 days, whether the hire joins your payroll directly or comes on as a fully managed global hire through HireHawk.

Is this the same as a logistics coordinator?

No. Your procurement specialist sources and buys what your business needs before anything ships. Logistics coordination instead moves freight that is already committed and paid for. The two sit close together in your supply chain, but they are different jobs with different skill sets, and HireHawk staffs both separately.

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