Procurement Manager

About Primer

Fixing our K-12 education system is a civilizationally-important problem. We believe that all of our problems — including the ones that dominate the headlines — are downstream of education.

We have a simple thesis on how to solve it : empower 1,000's of educators to launch microschools in their communities.

We believe the historical tradeoff between price (tuition) and quality is a false dichotomy.

PrimerOS automates and eliminates much of the costs of traditional schools. Microschools have a structural advantage — asset-light real estate — which means much lower capex and opex. You put it together, and you get something that's never existed before : a world-class education that's accessible to normal American families and can rapidly scale.

About the Role

Primer is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to establish and operate a scalable procurement function in support of our growing national school network. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this is a hands-on, individual-contributor role with end-to-end ownership of sourcing, purchasing workflows, and vendor management. You'll be our first dedicated procurement hire, responsible for building structure while maintaining speed and flexibility in a fast-growing environment.

This role will partner closely with Finance, Accounts Payable, Facilities, and Operations to drive disciplined purchasing, vendor standardization, and on-time delivery across a diverse set of spend categories, playing a critical part in improving cost discipline, reducing last-minute purchasing, and creating consistency as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement intake, demand planning, and purchase order execution across all departments and spend categories
• Partner closely with Finance and Accounts Payable to ensure purchases align with approved budgets, accounting controls, and payment processes
• Establish and maintain lightweight procurement workflows, intake processes, and purchasing standards to support consistency and financial controls without slowing operations
• Lead procurement planning for new school launches, annual refreshes, and mid-year needs across the campus lifecycle
• Develop and maintain standardized bills of materials (BOMs) for each stage of campus operations, spanning instructional supplies, furniture, technology, and equipment
• Drive vendor consolidation and bulk purchasing strategies by sourcing and negotiating with commercial suppliers to improve pricing, reliability, and service levels
• Transition organizational spend (>

90% target) from retail or ad hoc purchasing to standardized, commercial vendor relationships through preferred vendor programs

What we’re looking for

Why this role may not be a fit

If you believe education is worth rebuilding and you want to work on something with generational purpose, apply to Primer.

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