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Procurement Specialist roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, or a related field. Many mid-size and large manufacturers, tech firms, and healthcare systems file LCAs for this occupation. No lottery exemptions apply, so timing your job search around the April registration window matters.
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Join the team as Twilio’s next Principal Manager, Procurement Enablement & Contingent Workforce
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead a team of 4 Procurement Enablement and Contingent Workforce (ITV) program managers who will work on Procurement and Contingent Workforce process governance, support, enablement, process improvement, and redesign.
- Manage all Procurement related systems and enhancements including Oracle P2P, Ironclad CLM, Pursuit RFP, Airtable Savings Tracker, and AI tools.
- Deliver on Procurement intake transformation including Agentic Intake Orchestration by designing and deploying next-generation, AI-driven conversational and autonomous agentic intake systems that replaces static forms.
- Drive Agentic intake process to be fully comprehensive through multiple system integrations with ability to provide a guided buying experience, provide real time status updates, and provide renewal notifications and actions to both sourcing and business owners.
- Redesign the end to end Contingent Workforce process to provide hiring managers a simpler and faster hiring journey for Contingent Workers that reduces hand offs between the Procurement and Contingent Workforce program team.
- Oversee the Contingent Workforce program and governance including managing the VMS and its global expansion.
- Develop the global Contingent Workforce supply chain through identifying and driving a cohesive supply chain strategy and enabling hiring managers to find Contingent Workforce talent globally.
- Lead other S2P process enhancements and be the glue that drives cross functional collaboration between AP, Accounting, Security, Privacy, Audit, IT, and other functions.
- Responsible for driving Procurement Policy simplifications and enhancements.
- Lead cross functional training and enablement for hiring managers globally and also for all Procurement stakeholders.
- Track and manage preferred supplier list; identify then partner with sourcing on areas to increase preferred supplier usage.
- Lead development of an external supplier landing page that highlights supplier FAQ, how to navigate supplier portal, an invoice lookup tool, Twilio code of conduct, Sustainability expectations etc.
- Partner with Twilio sustainability team to lead on reporting of supplier GHG emissions.
- Drive simplification of our POC and NDA processes into a centralized agentic workflow.
- Partner with Procurement Legal to ensure contracting requirements and proper positioning of paper are built into any new or redesigned process — including agentic intake, guided buying, and POC/NDA workflows — so process speed doesn’t come at the cost of downstream legal or compliance rework.
- Partner with the Procurement Operations and Compliance team to implement an automated KYS screening for both vendors and carriers globally.
Qualifications
Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!
Required:
- 12+ years of experience of managing procurement systems, S2P processes, and ITV/contingent workforce programs.
- Familiarity or participation in an ERP redesign with advance knowledge of Oracle Cloud Procurement.
- Strong understanding or experience in implementing Procurement agentic solutions that result in simpler and leaner processes.
- Familiarity or participation in a Contingent Workforce redesign with knowledge of Beeline or other VMS systems.
- Track record of successful cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and relationship building.
- Knowledgeable in requirements gathering, analysis, design and implementation methodologies.
- Pragmatic and collaborative, able to work independently to ensure execution and on time delivery of programs to achieve objectives in procurement efficiency taking into consideration upstream/downstream partner processes, systems, security standards and compliance requirements.
- Solid understanding of contracting fundamentals and how contracting fits within the S2P process, with the ability to design or redesign intake, policy, and workflow changes that preserve proper contracting positioning rather than treating it as an afterthought.
- Tech savvy change agent who understands procurement and finance vendor landscape, tool capabilities/gaps and possible solutions. Knowledge of Netsuite, Coupa, or Oracle Cloud is strongly advantageous.
- Strong ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with sound business acumen.
- Excellent communication skills, able to communicate clearly and succinctly in writing, presentations and verbally to multiple levels within the organization.
- Strong project management skills (certifications a plus), the ability to track and manage complex processes, and a desire to lead teams and projects.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
Desired:
- Experience in the Technology industry and operating within hyper-growth environments, with a proven ability to build scalable sourcing processes and systems from the ground up.
- Proven track record of cultivating collaborative, high-trust partnerships across matrixed internal business units and external vendor ecosystems to drive shared strategic outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience scaling, structuring, and developing a ITV/Contingent Workforce and procurement Process, and developing process change with Agentic workflows.
- Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement experience.
Location
This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.
Travel
We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately <10% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way.
What We Offer
Working at Twilio offers many benefits, including competitive pay, generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.
Compensation
Please note the salary range information provided applies only to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State due to local requirements. Compensation for candidates in other locations will be discussed during the hiring process. Please note that hiring for this role is not restricted to the locations listed above.
The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
- Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C.: $141,520.00-$176,900.00
- Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $149,840.00-$187,300.00
- Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $166,400.00-$208,000.00.
This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan. All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until 11/20/26, but may change based on business needs.
See yourself at Twilio
Join the team as Twilio’s next Principal Manager, Procurement Enablement & Contingent Workforce
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead a team of 4 Procurement Enablement and Contingent Workforce (ITV) program managers who will work on Procurement and Contingent Workforce process governance, support, enablement, process improvement, and redesign.
- Manage all Procurement related systems and enhancements including Oracle P2P, Ironclad CLM, Pursuit RFP, Airtable Savings Tracker, and AI tools.
- Deliver on Procurement intake transformation including Agentic Intake Orchestration by designing and deploying next-generation, AI-driven conversational and autonomous agentic intake systems that replaces static forms.
- Drive Agentic intake process to be fully comprehensive through multiple system integrations with ability to provide a guided buying experience, provide real time status updates, and provide renewal notifications and actions to both sourcing and business owners.
- Redesign the end to end Contingent Workforce process to provide hiring managers a simpler and faster hiring journey for Contingent Workers that reduces hand offs between the Procurement and Contingent Workforce program team.
- Oversee the Contingent Workforce program and governance including managing the VMS and its global expansion.
- Develop the global Contingent Workforce supply chain through identifying and driving a cohesive supply chain strategy and enabling hiring managers to find Contingent Workforce talent globally.
- Lead other S2P process enhancements and be the glue that drives cross functional collaboration between AP, Accounting, Security, Privacy, Audit, IT, and other functions.
- Responsible for driving Procurement Policy simplifications and enhancements.
- Lead cross functional training and enablement for hiring managers globally and also for all Procurement stakeholders.
- Track and manage preferred supplier list; identify then partner with sourcing on areas to increase preferred supplier usage.
- Lead development of an external supplier landing page that highlights supplier FAQ, how to navigate supplier portal, an invoice lookup tool, Twilio code of conduct, Sustainability expectations etc.
- Partner with Twilio sustainability team to lead on reporting of supplier GHG emissions.
- Drive simplification of our POC and NDA processes into a centralized agentic workflow.
- Partner with Procurement Legal to ensure contracting requirements and proper positioning of paper are built into any new or redesigned process — including agentic intake, guided buying, and POC/NDA workflows — so process speed doesn’t come at the cost of downstream legal or compliance rework.
- Partner with the Procurement Operations and Compliance team to implement an automated KYS screening for both vendors and carriers globally.
Qualifications
Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!
Required:
- 12+ years of experience of managing procurement systems, S2P processes, and ITV/contingent workforce programs.
- Familiarity or participation in an ERP redesign with advance knowledge of Oracle Cloud Procurement.
- Strong understanding or experience in implementing Procurement agentic solutions that result in simpler and leaner processes.
- Familiarity or participation in a Contingent Workforce redesign with knowledge of Beeline or other VMS systems.
- Track record of successful cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and relationship building.
- Knowledgeable in requirements gathering, analysis, design and implementation methodologies.
- Pragmatic and collaborative, able to work independently to ensure execution and on time delivery of programs to achieve objectives in procurement efficiency taking into consideration upstream/downstream partner processes, systems, security standards and compliance requirements.
- Solid understanding of contracting fundamentals and how contracting fits within the S2P process, with the ability to design or redesign intake, policy, and workflow changes that preserve proper contracting positioning rather than treating it as an afterthought.
- Tech savvy change agent who understands procurement and finance vendor landscape, tool capabilities/gaps and possible solutions. Knowledge of Netsuite, Coupa, or Oracle Cloud is strongly advantageous.
- Strong ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with sound business acumen.
- Excellent communication skills, able to communicate clearly and succinctly in writing, presentations and verbally to multiple levels within the organization.
- Strong project management skills (certifications a plus), the ability to track and manage complex processes, and a desire to lead teams and projects.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
Desired:
- Experience in the Technology industry and operating within hyper-growth environments, with a proven ability to build scalable sourcing processes and systems from the ground up.
- Proven track record of cultivating collaborative, high-trust partnerships across matrixed internal business units and external vendor ecosystems to drive shared strategic outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience scaling, structuring, and developing a ITV/Contingent Workforce and procurement Process, and developing process change with Agentic workflows.
- Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement experience.
Location
This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.
Travel
We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately <10% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way.
What We Offer
Working at Twilio offers many benefits, including competitive pay, generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.
Compensation
Please note the salary range information provided applies only to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State due to local requirements. Compensation for candidates in other locations will be discussed during the hiring process. Please note that hiring for this role is not restricted to the locations listed above.
The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
- Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C.: $141,520.00-$176,900.00
- Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $149,840.00-$187,300.00
- Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $166,400.00-$208,000.00.
This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan. All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until 11/20/26, but may change based on business needs.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Procurement Specialist
Verify your degree matches SOC codes
Procurement Specialist roles typically fall under SOC 13-1023. Pull the O*NET profile for that code and confirm your degree field aligns. Mismatches between your credential and the posted SOC code are a common RFE trigger.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search Migrate Mate to filter Procurement Specialist openings by employers who have filed LCAs for this occupation. Companies with a filing history for this role are operationally ready to sponsor, which shortens your timeline to an offer.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating offers
Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC 13-1023 in your target metro before discussing salary. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for that location, so knowing Level I through IV benchmarks protects you during negotiations.
Confirm the employer's E-Verify enrollment early
STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify, and many supply chain roles sit adjacent to STEM classifications. Ask about E-Verify enrollment before signing an offer if you're on OPT, not after, since switching employers mid-status creates compliance gaps.
Document sourcing authority in your resume
USCIS adjudicators look for evidence that a Procurement Specialist role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Quantify contract values managed and supplier negotiations led. Vague descriptions of purchasing tasks weaken specialty occupation arguments in the I-129 petition.
File premium processing if your start date is fixed
Procurement roles tied to fiscal-year budget cycles or contract launch dates have hard start constraints. USCIS premium processing guarantees a decision within 15 business days, which matters when a delayed approval means missing a project kickoff your employer planned around.
H-1B Visa Procurement Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Procurement Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as supply chain management, business, or operations. The key is that the employer's job description must make that degree a minimum requirement, not a preference. Roles framed as open to any bachelor's degree regardless of field are harder to defend as specialty occupations during USCIS adjudication.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Procurement Specialists?
Large manufacturers, defense contractors, pharmaceutical companies, and technology hardware firms tend to file LCAs for this occupation most frequently because their procurement functions are complex enough to require formally trained specialists. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for Procurement Specialist roles directly on Migrate Mate, filtered by location and industry.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect a Procurement Specialist H-1B offer?
Your employer must certify on the LCA that your salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for SOC 13-1023 in the specific metro where you'll work. Wage levels range from Level I for entry-level roles to Level IV for senior positions. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the applicable level before your offer letter arrives so you can identify discrepancies before they become compliance issues.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer if my Procurement Specialist role changes companies?
Yes. Under portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed with USCIS, provided your current H-1B was previously approved and you're moving to a role in the same or a similar occupational classification. The new employer files a new I-129, and your status continues without interruption during adjudication.
What documentation supports a strong specialty occupation argument for a Procurement Specialist petition?
The strongest petitions include a job description that ties specific duties to degree-level knowledge, an employer letter explaining why the role cannot be performed without a relevant bachelor's degree, and supporting evidence such as industry surveys showing degree requirements for comparable positions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET both document educational requirements for this occupation, and USCIS regularly references those sources during adjudication.