You will be based in one of our US or European offices as part of our global sourcing team reporting to the director of services procurement and payment strategy.  

You will collaborate closely with category leaders/directors and senior business partners/leaders across the firm to understand their business priorities and establish sourcing strategies that will enable their success. 

In this role, you will get a broad understanding of S7Clear’s overall business, gain visibility and understanding across the organization, and be responsible for leading the sourcing efforts for all categories, with a specific focus and expertise on technology. This role is critical to helping elevate the role of sourcing globally. 

DUTIES

You will lead a sourcing transformation – focused on enhancing our sourcing capabilities globally, supporting our category strategies, integrating sustainable and responsible buying practices, developing the capabilities of colleagues, and building a seamless end-to-end source-to-pay processes and systems.

You will initially lead a global team of 10+ indirect sourcing professionals across multiple regions for all in scope categories. During the transformation, you will evaluate the appropriate organization structure and roles/responsibilities; team size; outsourcing/insourcing model; and overall talent strategy (sourcing of talent, capability building, career planning). Your team will work with category management to determine and implement opportunities to reduce costs and counter inflationary pressures through multi-year category strategies based on market research & analysis, data collection, cost modeling, RFx strategy development, creation and management, supplier communications, negotiations, and contracting. 

You will be accountable for your team to comply with all relevant procurement policies and you will enable processes and systems to have continuous monitoring. You will shape how we approach strategic negotiations for large complex deals that have broad impact to the firm. You will ensure that a comprehensive end-to-end responsible sourcing process is developed, enabled and consistently followed.  

You will proactively develop and maintain colleague and supplier relationships in a way that delivers business results, tracks KPIs and ensures accountability while upholding S7Clear’s values. You will act as a change agent across the firm to drive a culture of procurement process efficiency and effectiveness. You will build and cultivate responsible sourcing capability; educate & partner with key leaders on its importance to accomplish strategic goals.

You will lead the development, in partnership with Risk and Environmental, Social Governance (ESG) leaders, of the firm’s responsible sourcing strategy and overall vision to comply with customer and regulatory sourcing requirements. You will advocate, drive, and sponsor the firm’s sustainable procurement, cost management/containment, risk and innovation objectives. You will champion and promote the use of diverse suppliers. You will stay current on external and internal influences that may impact the larger sourcing organization including firm / functional strategic initiatives, macroeconomic issues, industry trends, category specific etc. You will foster a culture of open thinking and collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree; MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience in category management
• Deep expertise of all in-scope categories (specifically with IT)
• Experience and maturity to establish credibility and manage a critical set of responsibilities 
• Strong strategy and thought leadership skills  
• Excellent attention to detail (including reviewing contracts) and passion for sourcing, contracting, and negotiating with suppliers
• Collaborative style and ability to develop and motivate teams in a distributed environment, provide mentorship and drive professional development of colleagues
• High energy, responsive, quality orientation and comfortable operating in a fast-paced autonomous and ambiguous environment
• Experience in negotiating software, hardware, software-as-a-service and consulting services contracts is preferred
• Excellent understanding of all functions, programs, and commodities managed, as well as sound financial principles and expense accounting
• Project planning, negotiating, organizing, documenting and problem-solving skills 
• Knowledge of business and legal implications of proposed procurement solutions

The Director, Global Procurement will be responsible for establishing a sourcing and procurement function within the Global Corporate Services (GCS) team at S7Clear. Core responsibilities will include analyzing the current landscape of sourcing and procurement, performing a comprehensive analysis of global spend, building relationships across a wide array of business stakeholders, and developing a procurement function in partnership with GCS and practice leadership that embraces Environmental, Social and Governance principles, delivers cost savings, eliminates waste, improves our risk and compliance posture, and improves service, quality, and collaboration with our suppliers. Over time, this role may lead and develop a team of procurement professionals. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct a thorough assessment of the company’s spend on direct and indirect goods and services and identify areas for improvement.
• Assess the complete market for relevant goods and services including trends, forecasts, risks, geopolitical effects, and supplier profiling.
• Define a fully comprehensive category strategy for indirect goods and services.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and avoidance that are attributable to the P&L
• Develop working relationships with internal stakeholders to understand their sourcing and contracting needs, which they are accustomed to handling on their own.
• Lead the negotiation and development of key contracts through the effective partnering with the supplier, Legal, and the business stakeholders.
• Partner closely with internal legal, risk, governance, and privacy teams to balance sourcing and business priorities.
• Identify procurement processes and policies for alignment at the country, region, and global levels.
• Develop and implement business plans, policies, and procedures.
• Manage key strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and service.
• Conduct timely reviews with suppliers to measure performance against contractual standards and performance expectations.
• Develop risk management strategies relating to critical vendors including alternative sourcing options and product/service availability.
• Collaborate with other departments and Milliman practices to prioritize procurement needs.
• Assist executives in defining organizational goals and strategic plans.
• Implement strategies to mature our supplier diversity and sustainability efforts.
• Develop metrics and reporting to share with the business to highlight the value provided by the function.
• Over time, direct and manage component purchasing specialists and procurement specialists.
• Over time, develop a strategy for contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Advising Milliman practices on how to work with client procurement functions.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, supply management, or other related discipline with minimum 15 years of procurement experience
• The ideal candidate must have previous experience in national and international procurement / sourcing activities with a record of leading change and cost reduction in cross-cultural environments.
• Experience creating and/or growing, developing, and coaching a team of sourcing and procurement professionals.
• The ideal candidate must have demonstrated history of successfully collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders who possess a high degree of autonomy.
• Must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of purchasing practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of IT systems, contract management, strategic sourcing practices and software vendor licensing models
• Ability to analyze unstructured or imperfect data related to spend and identify insights and opportunities to pursue.
• Must have a passion for managing and developing employees in alignment with company values.
• Must have excellent analytical and financial acumen including cost modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships with team members and suppliers.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:

• Experience in a professional service firm environment
• Experience incorporating ESG into the supplier base.
• Industry certification in the procurement space such as Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification, or APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) is a plus.

COMPENSATION:

The salary range is $160,000 to $275,000, depending on relevant factors, including but not limited to education, work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, location, etc. This role is based out of the S7Clear’s office, but candidates can work remotely anywhere in the US.