Procurement Team Lead managing purchasing strategies within the road transportation category for an international FMCG company. Leading a team of Procurement Partners to ensure supplier performance and compliance.
About the role
- Director of Procurement managing Plusgrade’s end-to-end procurement function. Collaborating with various departments to ensure risk-aware and value-generating procurement outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve Plusgrade’s Procurement Policy, operating model, and intake‑to‑contract workflows, including upstream planning, competitive sourcing, commercial negotiation, approvals, and handoff to PO/invoicing.
- Stand up and mature vendor management practices (health reviews, QBRs, SLAs/OLAs, obligations tracking, renewals playbooks, and issue escalation paths) so every vendor has a clear owner, success metrics, and risk/compliance posture defined.
- Partner with FP&A and Accounting to align budget approvals and PO processes; ensure procurement orchestration integrates smoothly with finance operations and reporting.
- Partner with Legal to standardize and accelerate contracting (template strategy, playbooks, fallback positions), while preserving risk posture and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Partner with CSIS to institutionalize security/privacy reviews and technical interoperability/integration checks for technology vendors and data processing arrangements.
- Own the procurement technology roadmap (intake, sourcing, CLM, vendor risk, P2P) and drive automation, policy enforcement, and data quality across systems of record (e.g., ERP/CLM), improving cycle times and experience for requesters and approvers.
- Build and maintain relationships with key suppliers, fostering collaboration and driving continuous improvement.
- Define and report procurement ROI via a transparent scorecard (e.g., cost savings, cost avoidance, total contract value under management, cycle times, compliance rates), with rigorous and consistent definitions and auditable tracking.
- Lead the third‑party risk management program in partnership with CSIS and Legal, including vendor tiering criteria, security/privacy due diligence, criticality assessments, and ongoing monitoring and renewals cadence.
- Support audit and certifications by ensuring controls for vendor management are well‑designed and evidenced for frameworks such as SOC 2 and SOX ITGC.
- Coach, grow, and lead a small high‑performing team, establish clear service levels with internal “customers,” and embed Plusgrade values in how the function operates day‑to‑day.
Requirements
- Deep procurement leadership experience in high‑growth technology or product‑led organizations, with a proven record establishing or scaling a modern procurement/TPRM function.
- Expertise across categories such as SaaS/software, cloud/infrastructure, professional services, and marketing.
- Fluency in contract and risk topics (e.g., data privacy, security addenda, DPAs, IP, limitation of liability, SLAs, termination rights, renewals/auto‑renewals) and comfort partnering with Legal and Security on redlines and risk tradeoffs.
- Operational mastery of procurement and finance workflows, including budgeting, intake, approvals, POs, and invoicing, and practical experience with ERP/CLM platforms (e.g., NetSuite, contract repositories).
- Measurement mindset with the ability to define, track, and communicate procurement ROI (cost savings, cost avoidance), compliance, and cycle‑time metrics to executive stakeholders.
- Systems thinking and tooling experience across intake‑to‑procure, sourcing, CLM, vendor risk, and P2P; adept at process design, enablement, and automation.
- People leadership with a track record building teams, elevating talent, and creating collaborative, service‑oriented operating rhythms.
- Clear, executive‑ready communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence across Finance, Legal, CSIS and business customers.
Benefits
- RRSP/401(k) Matching
- Comprehensive Health Plans
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Travel Experience Credit
- Annual Wellness Credit
- Team Events and Monthly Lunches
- Home Office/Commuter Credit
- Work From Anywhere Program
- Parental Leave Top Up
- Adventure Pass
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