Director of Procurement - Indirect Sourcing
iLocatum · Boston, MA · 4 days ago
Purchasing$165k–$175k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Own Indirect Procurement RFP initiatives from initiation through competitive bid negotiation, redlining, and contract execution.
- Partner with stakeholders across HR, IT, Financial Market Data, Marketing, Operations, Wealth Planning, and Trading to translate business needs into sourcing strategies.
- Work closely with Legal to negotiate directly with vendor counsel and sales counterparts, particularly on software, SaaS, and hosting agreements.
- Build flexible, measurable fee models that support cost containment, including price escalation caps and tiered pricing structures.
- Use analytics to track spend, supplier performance (SLAs), and realized savings, presenting findings to senior leadership.
- Lead efforts to consolidate and streamline the supplier base, ensuring procurement operations align with financial plans and corporate policy.
- Audit category-specific inventories with business owners to confirm requirements, licensing, and cost controls.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure purchase orders and contracts are properly matched with invoices for accurate, timely payment.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of procurement experience in indirect sourcing at an established 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 (for example, Oracle NetSuite) and intermediate skills in Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Procurement certification (CPM, CTPE, CPP, SPSM, or CIPS)
Compensation And Benefits
- $165,000 to $175,000 base salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
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