Director, Procurement (12-month contract)

Position Summary

The Procurement Director leads the execution and continued development of the enterprise procurement and vendor management function. The role owns procurement strategy, category planning, strategic sourcing, complex commercial negotiations, supplier governance, and procurement performance reporting, while ensuring alignment with business priorities, financial objectives, risk requirements, and company policies.

Working closely with business leaders, Legal, Finance, Information Security, Risk, and operational teams, the Director converts business demand and spend insights into actionable sourcing plans, measurable savings, stronger supplier performance, and timely contract outcomes. The role also provides day-to-day leadership, coaching, and prioritization for Procurement team members.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy and Category Leadership (25%)

• Execute the annual procurement plan, category strategies, sourcing pipeline, and savings roadmap in alignment with business and financial priorities.
• Use spend, market, supplier, and demand analysis to identify consolidation, cost optimization, competitive sourcing, and contract improvement opportunities.
• Establish sourcing approaches and negotiation strategies for key IT, software, cloud, telecom, Hardware and operational categories.
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