Procurement Specialist - Temporary position
Cato Networks
·- Location
- Tel Aviv District, Israel · Israel · Tel Aviv
- Type
- Temporary
- Department
- Finance
- Seniority
- Mid
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
Description
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.
Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join the Cato team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end procurement processes: sourcing, supplier pre-qualification, RFP/RFQ management, negotiations, contract execution, and order lifecycle management.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers while maintaining strong, ongoing vendor relationships.
- Maintain and manage the vendor database, ensuring compliance and data accuracy.
- Act as a business partner to internal stakeholders across departments, providing procurement guidance and support.
- Analyze market trends and demand forecasts to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Develop and implement cost-effective procurement strategies.
- Monitor, track, and report key procurement KPIs to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies, financial controls, and operational procedures.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Law, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience as a Procurement Specialist in global high-tech/technology companies.
- Proven experience leading purchasing process implementation, and improvement initiatives.
- Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated success in commercial agreements.
- Solid understanding of financial, operational, and compliance controls.
- Proven experience reviewing and negotiating legal agreements with global vendors.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail, proactivity, and assertiveness.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team player.
- Service-oriented mindset.
Advantages:
- Experience with Zip Intake-to-Procure platform.
- Bachelor's degree in commercial law.
- Advanced Excel skills.
Skills
ExcelCybersecurityComplianceProcurementNegotiation