Mercury - Senior Procurement Business Partner

• Own procurement intake and deal execution from request through contract signature and supplier onboarding • Design and improve procurement processes, policies, and controls as the company pursues bank charter readiness • Act as a force multiplier for the team, setting playbooks and standards others can run • Lead contract negotiations end to end, including commercial strategy by coordinating redlines, pricing discussions, and vendor communications • Operate and administer P2P and procurement tools, ensuring workflows, controls, and integrations are working as intended • Maintain clean, accurate procurement and vendor data across intake, approvals, renewals, and systems • Manage day-to-day vendor portfolio operations including vendor records, renewal calendars, pricing changes, SLAs, and basic performance tracking • Serve as the operational point of contact for Accounts Payable, Legal, Security, and Compliance on procurement-related matters • Monitor cycle times and bottlenecks, and drive process and tooling improvements to increase speed and quality • Support vendor risk intake by triggering required cross-functional reviews and escalating issues when appropriate • Build and maintain dashboards and reports on spend, renewals, throughput, and savings to support planning and decision-making • Partner with the Procurement Lead on reporting, deal preparation, and executive updates