Director of Procurement

What You'll Do

• Lead strategic sourcing.
• Own Indirect Procurement RFP initiatives end-to-end from initiation and launch through competitive bid negotiation, redlining, and contract execution.
• Negotiate and contract with authority.
• Serve as the expert in contract redlining and commercial negotiation, partnering closely with Legal and negotiating directly with vendor counsel and sales counterparts particularly on software, SaaS, and hosting agreements.
• Structure smart deals.
• Apply advanced negotiation and critical thinking to build flexible, measurable fee models that drive cost containment and downside protection, including price escalation caps and competitive tiered pricing structures.
• Deliver executive-ready insights.
• Use advanced analytics to track spend, supplier performance (SLAs), and realized savings, presenting clear, compelling dashboards and reporting to senior and executive leadership.
• Drive cross-functional impact.
• Lead initiatives to consolidate and streamline the supplier base, influence stakeholder decisions, and deliver measurable savings and efficiencies across departments.
• Govern with rigor.
• Ensure procurement operations align with financial plans and corporate policy, and audit category-specific inventories with business owners to confirm requirements, licensing, and cost controls are properly managed.
• Support seamless operations.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure Purchase Orders and contracts are properly matched with invoices for accurate, timely payment.
• Communicate with impact.
• Present ideas, issues, and recommendations clearly and persuasively to stakeholders at every level, including senior management.

  Profile

  • 10+ years of Procurement experience in Indirect Sourcing at a well-regarded organization
  • Extensive technology procurement experience, ideally within a technology-dependent business
  • Expert-level command of contract, legal, and commercial terms, with hands-on experience redlining and negotiating software, SaaS, and hosting agreements
  • Proficiency with P2P systems (e.g., Oracle NetSuite) and intermediate skills in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
  • Procurement certification (CPM, CTPE, CPP, SPSM, CIPS) preferred
  • Strong executive presence, sound judgment under pressure, and the ability to juggle multiple high-stakes priorities without losing sight of the details

    Qualifications

    • 10+ years of Procurement experience in Indirect Sourcing at a well-regarded organization
    • Extensive technology procurement experience, ideally within a technology-dependent business
    • Expert-level command of contract, legal, and commercial terms, with hands-on experience redlining and negotiating software, SaaS, and hosting agreements
    • Proficiency with P2P systems (e.g., Oracle NetSuite) and intermediate skills in Excel and PowerPoint
    • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
    • Procurement certification (CPM, CTPE, CPP, SPSM, CIPS) preferred
    • Strong executive presence, sound judgment under pressure, and the ability to juggle multiple high-stakes priorities