Head of Global Procurement

The Role:

We are looking for a Head of Global Procurement to further develop our procurement function, positioning it as strategic partner and key enabler our growth and efficiency goals. Reporting to the SVP, Group Controller, this is a mandate-driven role focused on transformation, maximizing business value, ensuring commercial agility and maintaining financial rigor. Successful candidates for this position will have the equivalent of 10+ years of progressive professional procurement experience with a minimum of 5 years in a strategic leadership role within a high-growth SaaS or technology company.

The work you’ll do:

• Lead procurement as a strategic business enabler, ensuring sourcing strategies and supplier relationships actively support the speed, flexibility and scale required by the key internal stakeholders.
• Shift the focus from simple cost reduction to TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) optimization, ensuring major spend decisions provide maximum long-term commercial advantage.
• Lead and execute the commercial negotiations to secure the most favorable commercial terms and pricing structures, unlocking value that directly support the company growth and efficiency objectives.
• Define and execute advanced category management strategies, with a critical focus on securing optimal agreements for cloud infrastructure, major technology platforms and other critical SaaS applications.
• Strengthen partnership with key internal stakeholders, positioning Procurement as a proactive, collaborative and results-driven function that understands the competitive landscape and drives value across all stakeholders. Act quickly on business needs, balancing risk management with urgency ensuring that procurement is an accelerator not a bottleneck.
• Drive the simplification and optimization of the procurement processes, leveraging latest AI for efficiency and improved user experience. Design lean, fit-for-purpose procurement approaches that scale without slowing the business.
• Develop a culture of mentorship, continuous improvement and automation within a high-performing team that combines sharp commercial instincts with pragmatic execution.
• Closely align with various functions including accounting, tax, shared services, legal and FP&A to work cross functionality and achieve joint success.

The qualifications you need:

• 10+ years of progressive professional procurement experience with a minimum of 5 years in a strategic leadership role within a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• Proven ability to deliver measurable commercial results in dynamic, high-growth environments.
• Superior communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience influencing executive stakeholders and guiding procurement strategies that support broader business goals.
• Strategic contracting and negotiation expertise with the ability to forge win-win vendor partnerships.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and deliver results under pressure.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of emerging trends, procurement best practices and leading procurement technologies.
• Experience leading implementation/evolution of full cycle procure to pay process ensuring effective use of tools, technology, automation and AI.
• Demonstrated team development capabilities across global teams and time zones.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field.

Other Qualifications:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high growth environment.
• A demonstrated history of solving multiple and complex operational and sourcing challenges.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Effective project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end, manage long-term projects, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, excellent soft-skills, and ability to motivate and influence all levels of management.