Director, Strategic Procurement – IT

Role Overview

• Provide Supply Management and IT procurement support to clients assigned by the Senior Director, operating independently and with a high level of expertise.
• Provide hands-on leadership for negotiating and executing agreements and statements of work in support of IT procurement demands.
• Manage a team of 3-5 professionals that provide Supply Management support to the IT department, as well as business units acquiring IT-related products and services.
• Create and execute staff development plans in conjunction with Strategic Procurement leadership.
• Be a nimble and flexible leader that demonstrates the ability to adjust and lead through changing work demands.
• Work with the Sr. Director of Strategic Procurement to ensure demands and priorities are synchronized with expectations of IT and Supply Management leadership.
• Supervise, mentor and support assigned SM Technology Team staff to ensure they are performing their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Oversee SM Technology Team participation in SM processes, to include the Stakeholder Advisory Board, Risk Council, and P&L Improvement tracking.
• Develop and implement strategies that will optimize sourcing, contracting, year-over-year spend and use of the Coupa platform.
• Work with project teams to contribute to business cases, estimate costs, and plan solution procurements.
• Work with internal partners such as General Counsel, Enterprise Risk and Information Security to assess, negotiate and execute master agreements.
• Work with Red Cross clients and suppliers to author and negotiate statements of work and ordering documents, with the goal of supporting good outcomes for project investments.
• Manage an assigned portfolio of clients and suppliers to understand procurement demands, oversee renewals, and perform contract change control.
• Provide hands-on assistance in performing the business of IT Strategic Procurement. And contribute to performance and cost saving goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines such as Finance, Supply Management, Economics, Computer Science or Information Systems.
• 7+ years of professional experience, to include Supply Management, Procurement or IT Business Office roles responsible for IT supplier or category management.
• People Management: 5 years experience.
• Experience overseeing IT-related services and suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of the IT marketplace, terminology and industry norms.
• Experience with software license, SaaS, IaaS, cloud and service provider agreements.
• Adept negotiation skills in pay for performance and shared risk allocation in agreements.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration and influence skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional business meetings, develop and deliver clear presentations and communicate with stakeholders.
• Solid business acumen coupled with understanding of business structures, processes, and information flow in an organization with multiple lines of business.
• Use of Red Cross Supply Management tools such as Coupa (P2P) or Ironclad (CLM).

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition