Director of Global Procurement

🕒 March 6

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Acronis

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

Cybersecurity • SaaS • B2B

Acronis is a cyber protection company that provides integrated backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity solutions delivered as cloud-native and on-premises software. It offers endpoint protection (EDR/XDR), anti-malware, email and Microsoft 365 protection, RMM and PSA tools, and MSP-focused multi-tenant management to enable service providers and businesses to detect, respond, and recover from cyberthreats. Acronis operates globally with compliant data centers, certifications, and a platform designed to consolidate backup, security, and IT management into a single solution.

📋 Description

• Own the global procurement strategy and operating model, aligned to Acronis’ growth, margin, and resilience goals. • Lead and manage $75M+ in annual global spend across data center infrastructure, hardware, networking, colocation, power/energy, and enterprise indirect categories. • Unify DCO Procurement, General Procurement, and Vendor Power into a consistent, scalable global function with clear governance and accountability. • Lead strategic sourcing and complex enterprise negotiations across DCO categories, with strong emphasis on hardware procurement (servers, storage, networking equipment, infrastructure components). • Drive measurable outcomes across cost optimization, supplier performance, contract governance, and vendor risk management. • Identify and execute cost savings initiatives through negotiation, strategic partnerships, demand management, and redesign/value strategies, with clear financial impact. • Implement AI-enabled and automated procurement capabilities to improve speed, quality, compliance, spend visibility, and team productivity. • Establish global standards, policies, KPIs, and dashboards to manage performance and ensure continuous improvement. • Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed procurement organization; develop talent, capabilities, and succession plans. • Partner with Finance, Engineering, Operations, IT, and Legal to support infrastructure expansion and company-wide initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive procurement leadership experience, including global scope; VP/Senior Director-level leadership preferred. • Experience in high-growth technology, cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, or infrastructure-heavy organizations. • Proven experience managing $75M+ in annual spend across infrastructure and/or technology categories. • Demonstrated Data Center Operations procurement experience, including enterprise negotiations for infrastructure-related categories. • Track record of delivering significant, quantifiable savings through negotiations, strategic supplier partnerships, consolidation initiatives, and redesign/value engineering strategies. • Proven success leading distributed, cross-regional teams and operating effectively in a matrixed environment. • Experience implementing or operationalizing AI, automation, and/or advanced analytics to drive procurement efficiency and transformation (with measurable impact). • Strong commercial, negotiation, and contract management capability; able to operate at executive level and influence senior stakeholders. • Strong financial acumen (savings delivery, margin impact, working capital considerations, and total cost of ownership). • Familiarity with procurement tools (source-to-pay, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics) and operating model design. • Willingness to travel up to 25%.

🏖️ Benefits

• Mutual trust • Respect • Shared belief in contributing meaningfully to the world every day