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.