Senior Director IT Procurement

Build your Career with an Industry LeaderAs the global leader of premium labels MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team you can truly make a SummaryThe Senior Procurement Director IT/Professional Services is a leadership role responsible for developing and executing global procurement strategy across the IT and Professional Services categories spanning EMEA APAC and the Americas. This role owns approximately $150MM in annual spend and partners closely with IT leadership business stakeholders Finance Legal and regional business stakeholders to drive cost optimization supplier performance contract compliance and risk mitigation across a diverse multi-region supplier directly to the Chief Procurement Officer this individual will serve as the primary strategic advisor on all IT and Professional Services sourcing and category management matters ensuring global consistency while accommodating regional nuances in vendor landscape regulatory requirements and business work at MCC:Compensation:CompetitiveGenerous benefits package including medical dental vision disability life insurance and 401(k)Paid Holidays: New Years Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day plus two floating HolidaysKey ResponsibilitiesCategory Strategy & LeadershipDevelop and own the global IT and Professional Services category strategies aligning sourcing initiatives with enterprise technology roadmaps and business multi-year category plans covering IT (hardware software/SaaS cloud telecom) and Professional Services (consulting staffing/contingent labor marketing and other outsourced business services).Serve as the executive-level liaison between Procurement and global IT leadership (CDIO/CTO organization) embedding procurement early in technology planning Sourcing & Supplier ManagementLead and oversee end-to-end sourcing activities (RFx negotiations contracting) for strategic IT and Professional Services suppliers across EMEA APAC and a portfolio of tier-1 global and regional IT and Professional Services vendors driving supplier consolidation standardization and performance management (SLAs QBRs scorecards).Negotiate complex high-value contracts including enterprise software licensing cloud service agreements hardware master agreements and outsourced IT and mitigate supply risk including geopolitical financial and cybersecurity/vendor risk considerations specific to IT statement-of-work quality rate card compliance and utilization/performance tracking across consulting staffing and other Professional Services & Commercial ManagementOwn savings targets and value delivery across the IT and Professional Services spend portfolio; report savings cost avoidance and cost with Finance on IT and Professional Services budget planning spend forecasting and total cost of ownership (TCO) should-cost modeling and benchmarking to ensure competitive pricing across Engagement & GovernanceAct as a trusted advisor to regional IT business unit and functional leaders on procurement best practices and vendor strategy across both the IT and Professional Services and maintain category governance frameworks ensuring compliance with corporate policy procurement standards and regulatory requirements (e.g. data privacy export controls local labor/vendor laws) across all three category performance market trends and strategic recommendations to senior executive stakeholders and the & Cross-Functional LeadershipLead mentor and develop a team of category managers/buyers (direct and/or matrixed) across EMEA APAC and cross-functionally with Legal Security Finance and regional Procurement teams to ensure aligned procurement technology and process improvements (e.g. source-to-pay tools contract lifecycle management SOW/contingent-labor management systems) relevant to both the IT and Professional Services 15 years of progressive procurement experience across IT (hardware software cloud telecom) and Professional Services (consulting staffing or outsourced business services) 10 years in a senior-level category management role spanning IT and/or Professional experience managing a global spend portfolio of $150MM across IT and Professional Services ideally spanning EMEA APAC and track record negotiating complex IT and Professional Services contracts including enterprise software/SaaS agreements cloud service contracts and consulting/staffing master service agreements and understanding of global regulatory and compliance considerations affecting IT procurement (data privacy/GDPR export control local contracting law).Experience leading or mentoring geographically distributed degree in business Supply Chain Management Information Technology or related field SkillsDeep familiarity with major IT supplier ecosystems (e.g. Microsoft AWS/Azure/GCP Oracle SAP) and Professional Services provider landscapes (e.g. management consulting staffing/MSP marketing agencies).Strong financial acumen including TCO modeling benchmarking and business case presence with the ability to influence C-suite and senior IT operating within a matrixed multinational organizational negotiation communication and stakeholder management skills across cultures and time to travel internationally as role is primarily office-based or home office-based requiring extended periods of sitting computer use occasional walking or light lifting and may involve brief visits to manufacturing areas; reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed.