Global Portfolio Procurement Lead

Location: New York

What it's about

Location:

This candidate can be based in Denver, New York, or Zug, Switzerland.

Partners Group’s portfolio procurement program works directly with portfolio
 company management teams to drive procurement excellence and cost optimization
 within PG’s direct portfolio of 70+ investments across Private Equity and
 Private Infrastructure. The program focuses on delivering tangible EBITDA
 improvements while transforming procurement functions at individual companies.

The Global Portfolio Procurement Lead (Lead Operator) will own the procurement
 program across all regions, ensuring ongoing performance improvement, consistent
 global standards, and best practice sharing amongst portfolio company
 procurement leaders. This individual will own the global program and drive
 performance in-region. While their main focus will be on the portfolio, they
 will also get exposure to and have accountability for supporting broader
 Partners Group firm’s (internal) procurement initiatives, especially within the
 investment platform.

 The ideal candidate will bring deep procurement experience, strong leadership
 capabilities, strong quantitative skills and a genuine desire to work closely
 with Partners Group’s portfolio management teams and investment teams.

Responsibilities

* Global procurement program ownership:
Define and manage the global
    procurement program roadmap, including objectives, scope, governance,
    standards, performance tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
* Driving sustainable cost impact:
Deliver meaningful, recurring EBITDA
    improvements by defining and activating the program’s key value-creation
    levers, partnering with third parties – including procurement consultancies –
    to scale impact across the portfolio, and guiding companies in building the
    governance, capabilities, and maturity required for long-term,
    high-performing procurement
  
* Managing third‑party relationships:
Maintain productive, scalable
    partnerships with procurement consultancies and procurement service providers
    to ensure the program can grow with PG’s portfolio.
  
* Influencing senior stakeholders:
Build and maintain strong relationships with
    PG’s investment teams and portfolio company senior management to drive
    program adoption and ensure sustained results.
  
* PG procurement:
In partnership with third parties, manage delivery of key
    strategic initiatives to improve how PG spends in key categories, from
    sourcing through delivery.

What we expect

* Experience:

Minimum 10 years of procurement and program/project management
    experience, preferably including exposure to Private Equity or Private
    Markets. Proven track record delivering many simultaneous multimillion‑dollar
    initiatives.
  
* Program management excellence:
Strong capability in managing scope, budget,
    timelines, and risk. We also expect a strategic thinker who can mature and
    scale the global program.
  
* Executive presence & stakeholder management:
Able to influence stakeholders
    across all levels—from CEOs and Boards to functional leaders and consultants.
  
* Results orientation:
Demonstrated ability to implement change and deliver
    quantifiable impact.
  
* Leadership capabilities: A charismatic, entrepreneurial leader with strong
    business acumen, high integrity, low ego, and willingness to “roll up their
    sleeves” to drive outcomes.
  
* Flexibility:
Willingness to adapt to evolving priorities, operate effectively
    amid ambiguity in a fast-paced private markets environment, and work across
    regions, time zones, and functions to support shifting portfolio needs

What we offer

Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace,
 and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting,
 developing, and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where
 results are truly recognized and rewarded. Our offerings include:

* Professional, international, and high-performing work-environment
  
* Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
  
* Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training…