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NexthinkPosted 1 week ago
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Director, Global Procurement

On-siteAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands or Amsterdam, New York, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelMedium

Job Summary

Define and execute Nexthink's global procurement strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap across indirect spend categories including Software/SaaS, Cloud, Technology, and Professional Services. Lead major global sourcing initiatives and strategic supplier negotiations to drive measurable savings, cost avoidance, and commercial value while managing risk. Build a high-performing team of Category Managers, establishing clear ownership, methodologies, and succession plans to raise global procurement maturity. Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior leaders across Finance, Legal, IT, Security, HR, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and Customer Success. Develop scalable governance, policies, and the Procure-to-Pay framework within NetSuite to improve spend visibility and compliance. Establish KPIs and executive reporting covering savings, pipeline, and supplier performance, conducting regular business reviews with Finance leadership. This role requires 12+ years of progressive procurement experience, strong executive presence, and fluent English. Based in Madrid with a global remit, the position reports to senior leadership at Nexthink, a leader in digital employee experience management software.

Required Qualifications

  • 12+ years of progressive Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Category Management experience
  • Significant experience leading global indirect procurement categories and complex commercial negotiations
  • Proven experience leading and developing Category Managers and building high-performing procurement teams
  • Demonstrated ability to develop procurement capabilities, operating models and category management maturity
  • Strong executive presence with experience influencing C-suite and senior business leaders
  • Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management and commercial negotiation
  • Strong analytical and financial acumen with a track record of delivering measurable business value
  • Experience working across international and multicultural organizations
  • Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder-management skills
  • Fluent English

Desired Qualifications

  • ideally within SaaS, software or technology
  • Experience with ERP and procurement systems
  • NetSuite experience
  • Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, CPSM, CPM or equivalent
  • additional European languages

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