Director of Information Technology Procurement

Our client is a privately held, family-owned distributor of business, industrial, and operational supplies,

known across its industry for the speed, breadth, and reliability of its fulfillment operations. It is a

multibillion-dollar organization with a large, geographically distributed workforce and a long-standing

reputation as one of the most stable and respected employers in its region.

The organization's technology team is substantial and largely in-house, building and supporting custom

systems that run the business end-to-end — from warehouse management to e-commerce. As that

technology footprint has grown, so has the complexity and scale of its vendor relationships and

technology spend, creating the need for a dedicated procurement leader who can bring structure,

strategy, and rigor to how the organization buys and manages hardware, software, SaaS, and cloud

services.

This is a newly created role reporting to a senior IT finance leader, with a dotted line to the CFO. The

Director of IT Procurement will take ownership of vendor management — everything from six-figure

agreements up to multi-million-dollar annual commitments — and will partner closely with technology

and business leaders to negotiate favorable terms, manage risk, and ensure the organization is getting

real, demonstrable value from its technology investments.

• Build and shape a growth-stage procurement function inside a large, stable, and highly profitable

organization — with real influence over how the company invests in technology

• Step into a newly created leadership role with direct access to senior technology and finance

executives

• Genuine strategic ownership of key vendor relationships, not just tactical purchasing or contract

administration

• Exceptional organizational stability, low turnover, and consistent reinvestment in technology and

people

• Meaningful potential for the role and scope to expand as the procurement function matures

and cloud services

• Lead enterprise procurement strategy and vendor performance across hardware, software, SaaS,• Oversee contract lifecycles, partnering with Legal, Finance, and Security teams to ensure

coverage and protections

• Provide executive-level insights on technology spend, market trends, and vendor negotiations to

inform strategic decisions

• Own vendor management for critical, high-spend relationships, negotiating favorable long-term

terms and mitigating risk

• Partner proactively with business and technology leaders to get ahead of contract renewals and

align vendor relationships with evolving organizational needs

• Continuously refine procurement processes and best practices, identifying improvements that

support business goals

• Guide and develop the IT procurement team, building a positive, high-performance culture

• Translate complex vendor and technology spend decisions into clear, business-friendly terms for

executive and non-technical stakeholders