Procurement Director

at  Vertice

Vertice is a rapidly expanding technology company on a mission to help businesses manage their growing spend on SaaS and cloud. Businesses are turning to Vertice to gain visibility and savings on their SaaS stack and cloud spend, taking advantage of pricing insights, trend data, smart dashboards and expert negotiators.
Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Roy and Eldar Tuvey, with a successful history of building SaaS startups, Vertice has already become one of the fastest growing vendors in the market. Following a remarkable 7x ARR growth in 2023, Vertice has raised a total of $51 million to date. The Series B funding round, announced in January 2024, aims to fuel global expansion and drive product innovation.
We’re well positioned to achieve our mission but we need the right people to ensure it happens. We’re looking to scale quickly but responsibly as we embark on an exciting new stage of growth. Headquartered in London, you’ll be joining a global company and working across talented cross-functional teams to drive innovation and make a significant impact.

REQUIREMENTS

• Based in our London office, 3 days a week
• Language skills - German, Spanish or French preferable
• Professional background in Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, or a related discipline in Consulting
• Strong understanding of the SaaS business model and knowledge of the ecosystem
• Passionate about the value of great customer service – you seek and have consistently achieved extraordinary results as part of a high energy and dynamic team for and mid-sized customers
• You are a clear, confident and compelling communicator — in writing, in conversation and in front of customers
• Superb listening skills and the ability to dig deeper to uncover the customer’s true objectives
• You are an expert project manager who can manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure all key objectives and timelines are met
• Demonstrated ability to conduct compelling presentations to senior customer stakeholders

We’re hiring a Procurement Director to help our customers to transform their SaaS buying and renewals, driving direct cost savings & efficiencies. You will be the global leader for Vertice’s EMEA procurement service, building a foundation of trust and robust action plans with key customers in the EMEA region
We need an exceptional leader with the shared language and gravitas to work with finance & procurement Execs. Crucially though, this suits someone versatile with an owner’s mindset.
Here are some of the things you’ll be responsible for:

Leadership & Vision:

• Develop and communicate a global Procurement vision and strategy
• Set and track team & individual performance against regional procurement goals
• Inspire and develop a high performance procurement

Customer-Centricity:

• Develop personalised procurement strategies for major accounts
• Coach teams to identify and pursue high-impact procurement opportunities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve customer journey satisfaction
• Develop specific procurement playbooks to keep consistency at scale

Sourcing & Supplier Management:

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans and negotiate complex SaaS deals
• Manage key SaaS partner relationships, particularly for our largest spend areas
• Implement sourcing strategies, balancing innovation and best practice
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement effective SRM strategies