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.
We are seeking a Director of Indirect Procurement, responsible for shaping and leading enterprise-wide sourcing and purchasing across all non-production categories. This role is pivotal in modernising procurement, driving cost and value outcomes, strengthening governance, and partnering closely with senior executives to support long-term growth, innovation, and sustainability goals. 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
Strategic Leadership & Transformation
- 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.
Executive Partnership & Influence
- 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.
Value Creation & Commercial Excellence
- 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.
Supplier & Team Leadership
- 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
Core Experience & Expertise
- 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).
Leadership & Executive Presence
- 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.
Background & Qualifications
- 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.
