Director, Procurement (12-month contract)

Overview

Leads enterprise procurement and vendor management, including strategy, strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, supplier governance, reporting, and team leadership.

What you'll do

• Execute procurement plans, category strategies, sourcing pipelines, and savings roadmaps.
• Lead complex sourcing engagements, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, evaluations, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Negotiate pricing, service levels, liability, risk allocation, implementation commitments, and renewal terms.
• Own procurement policies, approval standards, playbooks, compliance controls, and supplier governance.
• Maintain procurement trackers, contract pipelines, renewal calendars, spend reporting, and leadership dashboards.
• Lead, coach, develop, and prioritize work for Procurement team members.

What you'll need

• 12 or more years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, or commercial contracting experience.
• At least five years of procurement experience in financial services.
• Experience negotiating IT and operational supplier agreements.
• Advanced Excel, analytical, financial, spend analysis, forecasting, and total-cost-of-ownership skills.
• Experience with CLM, ERP, source-to-contract, or procurement platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Law, or a related discipline.

Nice to have

• Formal team-management experience.
• Experience implementing or optimizing procurement platforms.
• Relevant master's degree or professional designation such as SCMP or CPSM.

Details

• 12-month contract.
• Remote work in Hyderabad.
• Collaboration across North American time zones is required.