Sr. Director, Indirect Procurement Business Partner

The Senior Director of Indirect Procurement Business Partner will play a critical role in shaping and executing the company’s non-traditional procurement strategy to drive cost efficiencies and savings globally. The right candidate will be a strong negotiator across all categories in indirect procurement while also being experienced at influencing executive-level and c-suite stakeholders. Additionally, this leader must be experienced in setting direction and implementing initiatives in a fast-paced, start-up environment that prioritizes speed and efficiency over conventional processes. This is an opportunity to take ownership and deliver true savings in a high-visibility, cross-functional role at a growing organization. Communication, influencing and attention to detail are critical components to success. This role is an individual contributor. 

This role is open to remote work. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business Partnering: Act as the primary procurement advisor to senior business leaders up to C-Suite level, understanding their needs and aligning procurement strategies to support business objectives. Serve as a thought leader for procurement, developing and executing an innovative procurement strategy that aligns with broader organizational goals and mindset.
• Cost Mitigation: Proactively identify cost savings initiatives, building a pipeline of opportunities with business leaders to drive both immediate and long-term savings
• Negotiation: Lead complex negotiations, ensuring favorable terms and conditions and pricing; and partner with business leaders to support contract management and supplier negotiations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to influence demand, manage expectations, and ensure procurement delivers measurable value.
• Cross Functional Collaboration: Partner with other functions (Finance, Legal, Compliance) on improving E2E procurement function for efficiency and clarity
• Sourcing Strategy: Elevate our strategic sourcing through competitive sourcing, cost and contract management ultimately delivering significant year over year cost savings
• Proactive Sourcing: Create proactive sourcing plans by working closely with functional groups to understand their long-term needs and incorporate those insights into your sourcing operational strategy. Develop comprehensive category database to drive long-term strategic plan towards improved supplier performance management and tracking KPIs.

Experience & Qualifications Required

To be successful in this role, you will think strategically, demonstrate exceptional contracting, negotiation, and communication skills, and lead with a hands-on approach while partnering with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate for this role has a history of solving complex problems, developing and building new solutions, and delivering results. The ability to influence stakeholders and effectively communicate with executives in order to earn a role as a trusted advisor is essential to the role. 

Ideally, this leader will bring:

• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and supplier management with a proven track record of success in driving cost savings, supplier performance, and procurement efficiency at a senior leadership level.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a related area of Supply Chain, Finance or Business Management preferred. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience influencing senior leaders on procurement strategies and negotiations. Comfortable influencing without direct authority, acting as a strategic procurement business partner.
• Proven experience in the indirect procurement space across multiple categories, leading complex and large negotiations and supporting the business through smaller contracts.
• Experience building out a Procurement process using innovative solutions while bringing knowledge of running RFPs, sourcing and selecting vendors, and guiding business partners through negotiations.
• Track record of having a pro-active attitude to find cost-savings opportunities across the company and implement efficient, sustainable practice to constantly drive costs down.
• Exemplary negotiation skills and ability to communicate for impact across multiple audiences
• Comfortable and confident working in a flexible, start-up style environment with a ‘doer’ attitude and ability to drive projects with little oversight.
• Demonstrated experience of designing and building processes that emphasize efficiency and don’t get stuck in traditional methods or process.
• Extremely detail-oriented, efficient, and organized with an exceptional ability to establish priorities and objectives.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including executives

Other Requirements

• Travel Required (Domestic & International) - up to 5%
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate virtual meetings with global regions