Director Global Procurement

An opportunity to step into a highly visible, global leadership role where your work will directly shape how a complex, international organisation operates, scales, and creates value. The role suits a transformational procurement leader who thrives in influencing at the highest levels, building world-class capability, and delivering measurable commercial impact, without sacrificing purpose, flexibility, or culture.

This is not a maintenance role, it requires someone who can build, elevate, and transform a global indirect procurement function while operating with strong executive presence and credibility.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute a global indirect procurement strategy aligned to enterprise priorities, covering major categories such as IT (software, hardware, services), Marketing, Professional Services (HR, Finance, Legal), Travel, and Facilities.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives including operating model design, policy development, process standardisation, and digital enablement.

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior functional leaders, shaping sourcing decisions and influencing outcomes across the organisation.
• Balance commercial rigor with stakeholder needs in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

• Own enterprise-wide strategic sourcing and high value negotiations, delivering sustained cost savings, risk mitigation, and improved supplier performance.
• Drive value beyond cost through supplier innovation, sustainability initiatives, and demand management.

• Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed indirect procurement team.
• Implement a robust supplier relationship management framework for critical partners to drive continuous improvement and long-term value.

What You Bring

• Deep, hands-on experience leading global indirect spend across complex, high-value categories.
• Proven success delivering large-scale procurement transformation in multinational environments.
• Expert level strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contract management capability.
• Strong financial and spend analytics acumen with experience leveraging procurement technology platforms (e.g., P2P, CLM, eSourcing).

• Exceptional ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior executives with confidence and credibility.
• Demonstrated change leadership, bringing stakeholders along, driving adoption, and embedding new ways of working.
• A results-driven mindset with a strong ethical foundation and high standards of accountability.
• Collaborative, inclusive leadership style with the ability to inspire and develop global teams.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years total procurement experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role within indirect procurement.
• Proven track record operating globally across regions, cultures, and complex stakeholder landscapes.