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

• →Lead enterprise procurement strategy and vendor performance across hardware, software, SaaS, and cloud services
• →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