Vice President, Global Procurement

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way.

Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

The Opportunity PTC is at an inflection point. We're kicking off one of the most significant transformation initiatives in the company's history: a full-scale rationalization of our technology vendor and sourcing ecosystem. This isn't a "nice to have" project buried in procurement — it has direct sponsorship from our executive leadership team, who are actively clearing the path across the business to make it happen.

We're looking for a Vice President, Global Procurement who has done this before — not supported it, not advised on it, led it. Someone who has sat in the driver's seat of an enterprise-wide technology and vendor consolidation, negotiated the big, complex, multi-year tech agreements (think Microsoft, Oracle, Workday-scale), and knows how to navigate the shift from legacy licensing to consumption-based commercial models.

You'll walk into a role with real executive air cover, a global team of ~20 procurement professionals to help shape, and a mandate to make a measurable, bottom-line impact — fast. If you've delivered this kind of transformation elsewhere and are ready for a new one, this is the seat.

• Develop and execute a global sourcing and procurement strategy aligned to corporate objectives, including a multi-year roadmap for vendor and technology rationalization that drives significant, measurable cost savings
• Lead executive-level negotiations on high-value contracts and critical vendor agreements, building escalation strategies that get results
• Build out a formal RFP strategy and process for large-spend negotiations
• Lead, develop, and help shape the structure of a high-performing global procurement team spanning the US, India, Romania, Brazil, and Europe
• Leverage modern procurement technology and analytics — including AI — to surface process improvements and vendor insights, and own PTC's vendor data governance model
• Partner closely with Finance, Legal, and IT/R&D leadership to align priorities, streamline the third-party technology landscape, and keep stakeholders across the business informed on the status of major negotiations
• Advance responsible sourcing practices, including supplier diversity, sustainability, and regulatory compliance
• Establish and report on SLAs, KPIs, and other performance metrics that make progress visible at the executive level

• 12+ years of progressive strategic sourcing and procurement experience, including at least 5 years in senior leadership
• A proven, hands-on track record leading — not just participating in — an enterprise-wide technology vendor consolidation, ideally at a technology or software company
• Deep fluency in tech commercial models:
  SaaS subscription metrics, cloud consumption/compute pricing, enterprise software licensing, and vendor discount structures
• A strong track record negotiating large, complex enterprise technology agreements (major vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, Workday, etc.)
• Experience navigating the shift from license-based to consumption-based commercial models
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills — you'll need to hold the line with senior cross-functional leaders across the business
• Experience building and leading geographically dispersed teams
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Based in or able to work regularly from our Boston, MA headquarters

In compliance with the Massachusetts Wage Transparency Law, the good-faith base salary range for this position is $203,000–$250,000 USD annually. Actual compensation…