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The Opportunity
At Root, procurement is more than just cost savings - it’s about enabling smarter, faster business decisions through modern procurement orchestration software and automation paired with AI Agents. We are seeking a Senior Procurement Analyst with strong experience in marketing procurement and digital media contracting to join our team. You will serve as a trusted partner to Marketing, Data Science, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring that vendor engagements - particularly those involving data elements, pixels, digital platforms (Martech), and mailers - are executed with precision, compliance, and measurable value.
Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working from whatever location works best for you across the US, while continuing to maintain our Columbus headquarters and other flexible office options.
Salary Range: $76,000 - $95,000 (Bonus & LTI Eligible)
How You Will Make an Impact
Vendor & Contract Management
Own the end-to-end vendor and contract lifecycle, leveraging procurement orchestration tools enhanced by AI Agents to streamline and improve the entire process.
Negotiate favorable terms with agencies, platforms, and data providers, with a focus on contracts involving data elements, pixels, and performance-based marketing.
Partner with Marketing, Data Science, Legal, IT, Finance, and InfoSec to ensure agreements support campaign effectiveness, data governance, and regulatory requirements.Drive accountability and measurable ROI through proactive vendor management.
Strategic Procurement & Cost Optimization
Execute sourcing strategies across marketing, digital media, and data vendors, leveraging AI insights to deliver cost savings and optimize spend.
Provide data-driven recommendations for vendor consolidation, scalable pricing models, and improved media effectiveness.
Support Root’s procurement dashboards, ensuring leadership visibility into procurement KPIs (cost savings & avoidance; throughput; cycle time).
Process Optimization & Automation
Champion automation in procurement workflows, using orchestration software to eliminate bottlenecks and accelerate decision-making.
Standardize vendor onboarding, risk assessments, and contract processes to improve agility for high-velocity marketing and data science team’s initiatives.
Partner in the evolution of Root’s AI Agent-enabled procurement framework, ensuring smarter, faster, and more transparent vendor management.
What You Will Need to Succeed
4+ years of procurement experience, with significant expertise in marketing procurement and digital media contracting.
Strong knowledge of contracts involving data elements, pixels, and advertising platforms. Experience with printing physical mailers is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree with an analytical focus, or relevant certifications in procurement, supply chain, or vendor management.
Experience leveraging procurement automation or orchestration software (Zip or similar) is a plus, with a strong interest in AI-enabled tools for vendor and contract management.
Proven success negotiating savings, driving vendor performance, and improving procurement processes.
Strong collaborator with the ability to partner across Marketing, Data Science, Legal, IT, Finance, and InfoSec.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity effectively in a fast-paced environment.
As part of Root's interview process, we kindly ask that all candidates be on camera for virtual interviews. This helps us create a more personal and engaging experience for both you and our interviewers.
Being on camera is a standard requirement for our process and part of how we assess fit and communication style, so we do require it to move forward with any applicant's candidacy.
If you have any concerns, feel free to let us know once you are contacted. We’re happy to talk it through.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Join usAt Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.
Who we areWe’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.
What draws people to RootOur success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:
Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.
Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.
Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.
People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.
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What We Do
At Root, we’re doing things differently. We’re reimagining the services people need so that they serve them better. And we’re doing it by using data, technology, and rapid innovation to create products and experiences that are fair, easy, personal, and affordable. We’ve partnered with Carvana in a partnership that brings an industry-leading, seamless insurance process to the online car buying experience. The launch of Carvana Insurance Built with Root delivers an elevated customer experience made possible through a deep integration that pre-fills key customer information so that a customer can skip data entry and jump directly to evaluating quotes and customizing coverage. This fully embedded product experience—from quote to payment—happens entirely within the Carvana checkout process. Teams from both Carvana and Root have worked for months to build this bold technology platform. An early iteration involved 24 screens in the customer experience flow—that experience is now just three straightforward steps.
Why Work With Us
Our success is because of the hard work, ingenuity, and exceptional performance of our team. People come to Root because they know they can make an impact in their role, the company, and the industry. We’re passionate and curious self-starters, building a top-notch customer experience. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of?
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