Director, Procurement
Boston, NH - USA
Job Summary
About SimpliSafe
Were a high-tech home security company thats passionate about protecting the life youve built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And weve created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career youre building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We dont just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here.
Were embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days typically Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done.
Why are we hiring
Well were growing and thriving. So we need smart talented and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
About the Role
The Director of Indirect Procurement is a highly visible enterprise-wide leadership role responsible for managing approximately $240 million dollars in SimpliSafes spend. This high-impact position sits at the intersection of finance operations and strategy with direct impact on the companys bottom line and most important objectives.
This leadership role reports to the CFO and owns end-to-end indirect procurement strategy from demand intake and sourcing through contract execution and ongoing supplier management while also leading corporate real estate planning and lease negotiations. Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution strong commercial judgment and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization.
At SimpliSafe Procurement operates as a strategic enabler not a transactional function an agile team focused on high-impact high-visibility initiatives. The team delivers value through operational excellence trusted business partnerships expert category management and a make-it-happen mindset.
The ideal candidate brings a blend of procurement experience and leadership a high degree of financial acumen intellectual curiosity exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to influence change within a dynamic growth-oriented environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and execute the enterprise indirect procurement strategy across a diverse set of categories including SaaS ML/AI professional services marketing/advertising corporate real estate and insurance contact center and monitoring center operations IT and G&A.
- Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategy with business needs.
- Lead sourcing negotiations and contract lifecycle management to drive measurable cost savings long range planning and risk reduction.
- Maintain and enforce procurement policies approval workflows and spend governance.
- Partner with Finance on budgeting forecasting and savings tracking.
- Build and manage preferred supplier programs and performance metrics.
- Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes tools and data visibility.
- Own corporate real estate strategy including lease negotiations renewals and exits.
- Manage ongoing real estate budgets CapEx planning and lease obligations.
- Partner with People and leadership on workplace strategy hybrid work considerations and future space needs.
- Manage CapEx buildouts and special projects.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on spend strategy vendor risk and real estate decisions.
- Lead mentor and develop team members and influence without authority across the organization.
- Collaborate closely with Legal on contracts compliance and risk mitigation.
- Drive continuous improvement through data benchmarking and best practices.
Qualifications
- 8 - 10 years of experience in indirect procurement and strategic sourcing with at least 3 years in a leadership role leading a team of procurement professionals.
- Proven track record of delivering cost savings and operational improvements at scale.
- Strong negotiation contract management and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing complex vendor portfolios and enterprise-level spend.
- Highly analytical with strong financial acumen.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced high-growth environment.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Experience in SaaS technology or high-growth consumer companies.
- Familiarity with procurement tools CLM systems and spend analytics platforms (Coupa Netsuite).
- Experience leading or building procurement functions.
- Bonus: solid understanding of corporate real estate fundamentals (leasing renewals facilities brokers) and insurance.
- MBA or relevant masters degree is a plus.
What Values Youll Share
- Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers putting them at the core of our work and developing strong long-term relationships with them.
- Aim High - Always challenging ourselves and others to raise the bar.
- No Ego - Maintaining a no job too small attitude and an open inclusive and humble style.
- One Team - Taking a highly collaborative approach to achieving success.
- Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed.
- Lean & Nimble - Working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often ambiguous environment.
What We Offer
- A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe inclusive environment where you can build grow and thrive
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here)
- Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together give opportunities to network mentor and develop and advocate for change.
The target annual base pay range for this role is $171000 to $250000.
This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually. We carefully tailor individual compensation packages including base pay taking into consideration employees job-related skills experience qualifications work location and other relevant business factors.
Beyond base pay we offer a Total Rewards package that may include participation in our annual bonus program equity and other forms of compensation in addition to a full range of medical retirement and lifestyle benefits. More details can be found here.
Were committed to fair and equitable pay practices as well as pay transparency. We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.
We wholeheartedly embrace and actively seek applications from all individuals no matter how they identify. We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace and we believe our work is enriched when we incorporate a multitude of perspectives backgrounds and experiences. We want everyone who works here to thrive and contribute to not only our mission of keeping every home secure but also to making our workplace safe and supportive for others. If a reasonable accommodation may be needed to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of a position or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact .
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Shop award-winning home security systems from SimpliSafe. Professional monitoring, protection from break-ins and hazards, and no contracts.