Adam Lang

About Adam Lang

Strategic Sourcing leader with over 15 years of experience in direct and indirect procurement, supplier diversity, contract management, and building effective teams. Trusted advisor to internal clients on vendor management and contract processes.

Experience

1. Buy Desk Analyst

   Gates Foundation

   Jan 2026 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Serve as the primary operational resource for low risk purchasing activities within a defined dollar threshold across the Foundation. Directly support regional offices and Foundation departments by streamlining procurement execution.• Review, and execute low-risk, low dollar procurement requests across multiple business units and regions.• Support the SS & P intake process and procurement ticket management, partnering closely with the procurement operations team, contracting analysts and sourcing category leads.• Ensure requests align with defined low-risk criteria and foundation guidelines.• Manage purchase requisition creation and processing in Coupa and act as a liaison with internal requestors to ensure completeness and accuracy.• Maintain procurement documentation, system updates, and catalog entries to ensure consistent operational support.• Collaborate with internal and regional teams to provide procurement support, guidance, and training on buy desk processes.• Monitor and report on volume, SLAs, and compliance metrics related to low-risk triage.• Contribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training content for the buy desk model.• Partner with Procurement Operations leadership to continuously improve intake workflows and scale capabilities for global operations

Education

• Seattle University School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  2002 — 2005

• Seattle University

  BA, Business Administration

  1999 — 2002