Director, Strategic Procurement - IT

Job Description:

By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

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WHY CHOOSE US?

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

The American Red Cross spends ~$2 billion annually on goods and services. Of this amount, $1.2 billion is spent on goods and services that should be strategically sourced, including regulated and non‑regulated materials, supplies, facilities, maintenance, consulting, and equipment and software. Approximately $150M is spent each year on IT software and services.

Supply Management (SM) at the Red Cross strives to be a top performing function when compared to the outside market. In support of this objective, the SM Technology Team works closely with the IT organization and IT executives to execute planned spend. To help ensure Supply Management continues to meet the needs of its IT and business clients, we are seeking an IT‑knowledgeable, procurement professional to support the Sr.

Director of Strategic Procurement.

The Director of Strategic Procurement (IT) has both Supply Management and technology experience and leadership skills required to drive decisions, influence change and facilitate executive level discussion. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in supply management or IT business office roles, demonstrating leadership, the ability to manage business clients, perform activities independently, and possess substantial knowledge of technology‑related suppliers, industry norms and IT subject matters.

• Provide Supply Management and IT procurement support to clients assigned by the Senior Director, operating independently and with a high level of expertise.
• Provide hands‑on leadership for negotiating and executing agreements and statements of work in support of IT procurement demands.
• Manage a team of 3‑5 professionals that provide Supply Management support to the IT department, as well as business units acquiring IT‑related products and services.
• Create and execute staff development plans in conjunction with Strategic Procurement leadership.
• Be a nimble and flexible leader that demonstrates the ability to adjust and lead through changing work demands.

The work location for this position is 100% virtual/work from home. While the position can be worked from anywhere in the United States, preference to work an East Coast schedule.

The Director of Strategic Procurement (IT) will have a variety of accountabilities and responsibilities, some of which will be achieved through influence. Examples include:

• Work with the Sr. Director of Strategic Procurement to ensure demands and priorities are synchronized with expectations of IT and Supply Management leadership.
• Supervise, mentor and support assigned SM Technology Team staff to ensure they are performing their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Oversee SM Technology Team participation in SM processes, to include the Stakeholder Advisory Board, Risk Council, and P&L Improvement tracking.
• Develop and implement strategies that will optimize sourcing, contracting,…