Senior Director, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing

📋 Description

• Enhance and advance Juniper Square's procurement strategy with a focus on AI, pinpointing areas where automation, smart tools, and agentic workflows can drive scalability and operational excellence.

• Guide, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing procurement team, exemplifying continuous learning and integrating AI fluency as a fundamental capability of the team.

• Act as a trusted consultant to the executive team, influencing vendor strategy and ensuring procurement initiatives are in line with organizational priorities and our overarching AI transformation roadmap.

• Collaborate closely with Finance, Legal, Security, and Business Operations to guarantee that procurement activities align with budgetary, compliance, and risk management objectives.

• Advocate for the adoption of AI-driven processes across the organization — educating stakeholders, facilitating change management, and ensuring adherence to policies as new workflows are implemented.

• Oversee all strategic sourcing activities, which include supplier selection, RFPs, contract negotiations, and vendor performance management.

• Manage the entire contract lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and visibility across all vendor agreements — utilizing AI tools to decrease cycle time and enhance data integrity.

• Supervise vendor performance management, including KPIs, SLAs, and renewal assessments, to ensure optimal pricing, service levels, and long-term value.

• Proactively handle renewals and vendor relationships to sustain a competitive edge and ensure operational continuity.

• Discover and implement substantial cost savings across software, services, and operations while maintaining quality and minimizing risk.

• Direct the design and execution of AI-powered procurement workflows — ranging from contract review and expenditure analysis to vendor risk assessment and renewal forecasting.

• Assess, pilot, and scale AI tools (including agentic platforms such as Claude) that lessen manual tasks and boost procurement team efficiency without compromising rigor.

• Create and maintain dashboards and reports that monitor procurement KPIs, performance metrics, and cost savings outcomes — increasingly driven by automated data pipelines and AI-assisted analysis.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team, where identifying automation opportunities is a standard expectation for every team member.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

• Over 10 years of procurement and sourcing experience, preferably within a SaaS or technology organization, including at least 2–5 years at the Director level.

• Proven experience in leading AI-driven process transformations within procurement or operations functions — not merely tool adoption, but measurable workflow redesign and efficiency improvements.

• Strong negotiation abilities and a demonstrated history of achieving cost reductions and process enhancements.

• Comprehensive understanding of procurement best practices, contract management, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Practical experience with AI-powered tools and agentic platforms; willingness to experiment with and implement new tools, including platforms like Claude, is highly advantageous.

• Proven capability to establish a brand for procurement within an organization and effectuate change through influence, communication, and stakeholder alignment.

• Outstanding relationship-building and cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with executive teams.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjust to shifting priorities.

• Detail-oriented and exceptionally organized; capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.

• Experience in implementing or scaling procurement tools (e.g., CLM, spend management, AI workflow automation platforms) is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

• Life insurance and disability benefits.

• Mental wellness support.

• Fertility assistance and family growth support.

• Unlimited vacation in addition to company-paid holidays.

• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies.

• 401k retirement savings plan.

• Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs.

• Allowance to personalize your work and technology setup at home.

• Annual professional development stipend.