Order.co is the System of Action for the Office of the CFO, transforming the way businesses purchase and pay into an intuitive, B2C-like shopping experience. Order.co leverages embedded AI agents and embedded financial products to reinvent the way businesses connect with their vendors.
End users enjoy a seamless, zero-training buying experience, while finance and procurement leaders gain a single platform to orchestrate how the business “should operate”. The result is an all-in-one solution that serves as a gravitational pull for spend and data, automating and eliminating procurement and finance workflows from requisition to reconciliation along the way.
Order.co is on the cutting edge of B2B Agentic Commerce, poised to be the market leader in creating a more predictive, prescriptive, and personalized experience for users.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City, Order.co oversees nearly half a billion in annualized spend across hundreds of customers like WeWork, SoulCycle, Lume, and [solidcore]. Order.co has raised $75M in funding from industry-leading investors like MIT, Stage 2 Capital, Rally Ventures, 645 Ventures, and more. Order.co has been proudly named a 50 to Watch by Spend Matters and a Best Place to Work by BuiltIn and Inc. Magazine.
Role Summary
The Director of Vendor Partnerships & Expansion is responsible for defining and executing Order.co's vendor network growth strategy. This leader will drive the acquisition, development, and expansion of strategic relationships across manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and other supply partners, ensuring the network evolves to meet the needs of customers and the business.
The role spans the full partnership lifecycle—from identifying and closing new opportunities, to deepening existing relationships, to building the systems, processes, and team required to scale. By combining strategic vision with operational execution, the Director will create repeatable growth motions, unlock new sources of value, and establish a best-in-class vendor partnership organization.
Working cross-functionally with Product, Operations, Go-To-Market, and Executive Leadership, this individual will shape the future of Order.co's vendor ecosystem while driving measurable business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Development & Commercial Execution
- Personally source, negotiate, and close priority partnerships — pricing, rebates, exclusivity, and monetization agreements that create value now
- Own a live pipeline of vendor opportunities and hit near-term targets
- Structure complex, multi-party commercial agreements end to end
Systematize (Build the Playbook)
- Codify what works into repeatable partnership playbooks — sourcing, negotiation, onboarding, and activation motions others can run
- Develop the prioritization frameworks that decide where to invest across categories, suppliers, and opportunities
- Build scalable onboarding and activation for strategic suppliers
Leadership, Strategy & Growth
- Hire, develop, and lead a team to execute the playbooks you've proven
- Set the multi-year vendor network strategy and grow the share of spend supported by strategic pricing
- Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on supply-side opportunities, risks, and investment decisions
Cross-Functional & Ecosystem Leadership
- Influence supplier behavior to align with our fulfillment, commercial, and communication norms
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Leadership to align supplier strategy with company priorities and effectively bring their offerings to market
Ideal Profile
- 7+ years in strategic partnerships, business development, sourcing, supply chain, or marketplace roles
- Proven track record of closing significant partnerships and systematizing them into repeatable processes — bonus for having built a team to run them
- Strong commercial negotiation skills with complex, multi-party agreements
- Comfortable influencing executives internally and externally, and trading off near-term revenue against long-term bets
- Familiarity with supply chain technology, EDI, APIs, and integrations
- Genuinely enjoys the full arc — doing the work, designing the system, and leading the team
The Questions You'll Answer
- Which partnerships do we land this quarter to build momentum — and which relationships matter most over the next three years?
- How do we turn a deal we closed once into a motion the team can repeat?
- How do we get vendors to adopt the integrations and workflows that improve our marketplace, and work with GTM and Exec to scale monetized offerings?
- A competitive compensation package including base, variable, and stock options
- Employer-sponsored 401(k) with employer match
- Robust medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits
- Flexible time off and remote work policies
- Generous leave policies and support for new and current parents
- The anticipated annual salary for this role is $180,000 - $190,000 OTE. Actual compensation and title will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills.
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