Senior Procurement Business Partner

Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. We work hard to create the easiest and safest banking* experience possible to simplify entrepreneurs' and business owners’ financial lives. At Mercury, procurement is a strategic function. We have a modern approach where teams move fast and procurement provides the structure, systems, and commercial rigor that make that speed sustainable. We’re growing our procurement team and hiring a senior business partner to own high-impact deals and help scale how procurement operates. This role sits at the center of procurement execution, vendor operations, and P2P systems. You’ll run procure-to-pay workflows end to end, manage procurement tooling, and partner closely with Finance, Legal, Security, and Compliance to enable smart buying decisions across the company. This is not a traditional, checkbox-driven procurement role. You’ll negotiate, help build processes, improve systems, and shape how procurement works at Mercury as the company grows. *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

Here’s what you’ll do:

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