Own the global procurement strategy and operating model, aligned to Acronis’ growth, margin, and resilience goals.
Lead and manage $75M+ in annual global spend across data center infrastructure, hardware, networking, colocation, power/energy, and enterprise indirect categories.
Unify DCO Procurement, General Procurement, and Vendor Power into a consistent, scalable global function with clear governance and accountability.
Lead strategic sourcing and complex enterprise negotiations across DCO categories, with strong emphasis on hardware procurement (servers, storage, networking equipment, infrastructure components).
Drive measurable outcomes across cost optimization, supplier performance, contract governance, and vendor risk management.
Identify and execute cost savings initiatives through negotiation, strategic partnerships, demand management, and redesign/value strategies, with clear financial impact.
Implement AI-enabled and automated procurement capabilities to improve speed, quality, compliance, spend visibility, and team productivity.
Establish global standards, policies, KPIs, and dashboards to manage performance and ensure continuous improvement.
Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed procurement organization; develop talent, capabilities, and succession plans.
Partner with Finance, Engineering, Operations, IT, and Legal to support infrastructure expansion and company-wide initiatives.

12+ years of progressive procurement leadership experience, including global scope; VP/Senior Director-level leadership preferred.
Experience in high-growth technology, cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, or infrastructure-heavy organizations.
Proven experience managing $75M+ in annual spend across infrastructure and/or technology categories.
Demonstrated Data Center Operations procurement experience, including enterprise negotiations for infrastructure-related categories.
Track record of delivering significant, quantifiable savings through negotiations, strategic supplier partnerships, consolidation initiatives, and redesign/value engineering strategies.
Proven success leading distributed, cross-regional teams and operating effectively in a matrixed environment.
Experience implementing or operationalizing AI, automation, and/or advanced analytics to drive procurement efficiency and transformation (with measurable impact).
Strong commercial, negotiation, and contract management capability; able to operate at executive level and influence senior stakeholders.
Strong financial acumen (savings delivery, margin impact, working capital considerations, and total cost of ownership).
Familiarity with procurement tools (source-to-pay, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics) and operating model design.
Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Director of Global Procurement

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