Director, Strategic Procurement

You'll Get To...

• Develop and implement a comprehensive procurement vision directly aligned to the company's strategic priorities.
• Build multi-year sourcing strategies that enable key business goals and balance cost competitiveness, quality, service and speed.
• Identify opportunities to leverage enterprise-wide purchasing power through strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Support new products delivery through planning, model development and early procurement engagement.
• Oversee procurement transformation initiatives, including process optimization and digital procurement technologies.
• Enhance procurement policies, governance, and best practices that support operational excellence.
• Lead execution of sourcing strategies for major spend categories tied to business goals.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives and competitive bid processes.
• Evaluate supplier markets and industry trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Balance cost, quality, speed, innovation, sustainability, and supplier diversity within sourcing decisions.
• Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis for major purchasing decisions.
• Develop strategic partnerships with key suppliers.
• Establish supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and regular business reviews.
• Lead executive-level supplier negotiations and contract renewals.
• Identify supplier innovation opportunities that improve products, services, and operational efficiency.
• Manage supplier risk through business continuity planning and performance monitoring.
• Develop annual procurement targets and value creation initiatives tied to key business goals.
• Analyze organizational spend to identify efficiencies and cost optimization opportunities.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and report performance to executive leadership.
• Support budgeting and financial planning through forecasting and market intelligence.
• Ensure procurement decisions support both financial and operational objectives.
• Develop procurement risk management strategies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and internal policies.
• Oversee contract management and supplier compliance programs.
• Monitor external trends and market risks impacting procurement activities.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Security on complex supplier agreements.
• Continuous partnership with Finance and Business Unit leaders to align procurement strategies.
• Influence business stakeholders to adopt strategic sourcing practices.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on procurement strategy and market conditions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Foster a culture of strategic thinking, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build organizational procurement capabilities through training and professional development.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

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