Director, Procurement – Vendor Management

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🕒 October 8

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $186k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Summit (formerly Deft)

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201 - 500 employees

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☁️ SaaS

Cloud • Cybersecurity • SaaS

Summit is a leading provider of managed IT solutions, specializing in cloud services, application hosting, and cybersecurity. With data centers across North America, Europe, and Asia, they offer tailored solutions including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), disaster recovery, and dedicated server options. Their commitment to security and compliance ensures businesses can operate reliably in a digital environment, supported by 24/7 customer service and technical assistance.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute Summit's procurement and vendor management strategy • Build and maintain strategic relationships with technology vendors, OEMs, distributors, and service providers • Lead negotiations for hardware, software, cloud services, maintenance agreements, and professional services • Partner with Finance, Delivery, Sales, and executive leadership on technology investments and operational initiatives • Optimize spend, consolidate vendors, improve contract terms, and maximize technology investment value • Establish vendor performance expectations and metrics for supplier quality, responsiveness, and business value • Oversee the contract lifecycle, including renewals, pricing reviews, vendor performance, and relationship management • Establish and improve procurement policies, standards, and governance • Analyze purchasing trends, contract commitments, and supplier performance to provide recommendations • Lead, coach, and direct the Procurement team • Evaluate emerging technologies, supplier capabilities, and market trends • Deliver strategic supplier partnerships, competitive commercial agreements, scalable procurement processes, spend and renewal visibility, supplier accountability, and informed purchasing decisions • Decide procurement strategies, vendor selection recommendations, negotiation strategies, procurement governance, supplier performance plans, initiative priorities, team workload, and Procurement team development priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leading procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management within a technology, managed services, cloud, or enterprise IT environment • Experience building long-term vendor relationships and negotiating value-creating outcomes • Understanding of enterprise technology purchasing, including hardware, software licensing, cloud services, and professional services • Ability to balance strategic planning with operational realities • Ability to build credibility across technical, operational, financial, and executive stakeholders • Ability to use data to support recommendations, evaluate supplier performance, and identify continuous improvement opportunities • Confidence communicating, navigating competing priorities, and solving complex business challenges • Experience negotiating Microsoft licensing, CSP, Azure, or other enterprise technology agreements • Experience managing strategic technology vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Equinix, Digital Realty, HPE, or similar partners • Experience with contract lifecycle management, procurement systems, or ERP platforms • Experience negotiating enterprise software, SaaS, cloud, or managed services agreements • Familiarity with managed services, cloud infrastructure, or data center environments • Professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD, PMP, or similar is a bonus

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Time Off • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage with HSA/HRA options • 401(k) with 4% match • Paid Parental Leave • Life & Disability Insurance • Wellness Support for mental and physical health • Free Colocation & Cloud Access • Work From Anywhere / remote-friendly work • Low-ego, get-it-done culture

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