Director Indirect Procurement

Role overview

Role responsibilities

• Lead the function, set strategy and resource plans, and develop managers and senior managers.
• Develop category strategies for IT, professional services, facilities management, and early-stage development services.
• Shape demand and sourcing strategies with business leaders; lead complex competitive sourcing and negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships, resolve significant supplier or contractual issues, and approve commitments within delegated authority.
• Lead procurement systems, processes, procedures, analytics, reporting, compliance, and data governance.
• Improve source-to-payment processes through simplification, standardization, technology, automation, and analytics.
• Define and communicate procurement KPIs and management information, and drive corrective actions from data.
• Represent procurement in strategic planning and transformation; coordinate with central procurement and cross-functional partners.
• Lead change management, capability building, team development, and external market partnerships.

Requirements and experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 11 years of relevant procurement experience, with substantial indirect procurement or category management experience.
• At least five years leading teams and/or functions.
• A degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction, Business Management, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
• An advanced degree or relevant professional procurement or supply-chain certification is a plus.
• Experience leading managers or senior managers, complex enterprise sourcing programs, and executive-stakeholder partnerships is strongly preferred.

Compensation

• Salary range is USD 175,000–205,000 per year.
• Remuneration is described as exempt.

Schedule and employment

• Full-time, permanent role.
• Start as soon as possible.

Listed locations

• Locations listed in the description are White Plains, New York; Austin, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois.