Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist with deep Marketing Procurement expertise for a contract opportunity in South San Francisco, CA. This role will lead strategic sourcing and category management across key marketing areas, with a strong focus on Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Social Media, agencies, content production, and related services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement professional who enjoys partnering with Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional leaders to turn business priorities into actionable sourcing strategies and measurable value. The environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and well suited for someone who can operate independently, influence senior stakeholders, and drive results from strategy through execution.

The ideal candidate will bring strong commercial judgment, advanced negotiation skills, and a clear understanding of marketing agency models, creator economics, usage rights, licensing, rate structures, and supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain Marketing category strategies aligned with long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, spend priorities, and evolving market conditions.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across Influencer Marketing, Social Media, creative, media, digital marketing, experiential, content production, agencies, and related services.
- Analyze spend, scopes of work, agency models, rate cards, retainers, supplier relationships, and demand patterns to identify savings and value opportunities.
- Manage RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, commercial analysis, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and value realization.
- Evaluate agency and supplier capabilities, staffing models, pricing structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, commissions, amplification, and production costs.
- Partner with Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, Risk Management, and other teams to balance creative needs, speed, flexibility, commercial value, and risk.

Compensation and Benefits

- Compensation: $45.00 to $50.00 per hour.
- Job type: Contract/Temporary.
- Location: South San Francisco, CA - Remote

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead Marketing Procurement category strategy and strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Manage complex negotiations, supplier evaluations, RFPs, RFQs, and contracting processes.
- Build savings and value pipelines through spend analysis, benchmarking, demand management, and supplier optimization.
- Serve as a procurement advisor to Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional stakeholders.

- 6 to 10 years of relevant procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or contracts administration experience.
- Significant experience in Marketing Procurement across multiple categories, including agencies, digital marketing, content production, media, creative, experiential, or related services.
- Demonstrated experience with Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Social Media, or similar marketing ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of creator and influencer commercial models, agency economics, scopes of work, rate structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, and key marketing cost drivers.
- Proven ability to translate long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, and business priorities into category strategies and measurable procurement initiatives.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to interpret budgets, spend data, supplier insights, market intelligence, and business plans.
- Excellent negotiation, project management, problem-solving, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive multiple initiatives from strategy through execution.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Advanced degree preferred.
- CPSM, Six Sigma, or similar procurement or sourcing certification is a plus.
- Experience within retail, fashion, apparel, consumer brands, clothing and textile manufacturing, or another consumer-focused industry.
- Experience working within a global, multi-brand organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k, and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.  

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf

The pay transparency policy is available here:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.