Director of Procurement, IT & Telecom

Available Locations:

• Austin
• Dallas
• Houston
• New York
• San Antonio
• San Francisco

About the role
The Director of Procurement - IT & Telecom will be responsible for Cloudflare's global information technology and telecom spending of approximately $200 million annually across the entire footprint. Lead a team of Category Leaders responsible for strategic sourcing activities and supplier management functions. Develop a sourcing strategy aligned with functional / business objectives, build organizational strength, create robust sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements, manage strategic supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement and year-over-year savings. Act as a critical business partner to the IT Leadership Team.
What you'll do

• Act as the key global IT and telecom sourcing interface with all Cloudflare divisions, ensuring
  alignment of strategies and commitments.
• Understand the company's IT Strategy and Plan objectives, timelines, and goals. Align the
  Strategic Sourcing plans to enable IT investments and operations.
• Analyze cross-divisional spend and develop global strategic sourcing plans to reduce the total
  cost of ownership for all business units.
• Demonstrate a measurable reduction in year-over-year total cost of ownership for the goods and
  services being sourced without compromising quality and service levels.
• Provide thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies.
  o Create subcategory strategies using cross-functional teams and sourcing process diligence.
• Manage contracting process and lead coordination with Legal, Compliance, and Privacy to ensure commercial relationships are appropriately documented.
• Champion the use of e-sourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide
• Manage the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process related to IT & Telecom.
• Drive functional excellence across the IT & Telecom portfolio, including skills development and identifying training needs.
• Manage relationships with the IT senior management and the suppliers.
• Create and maintain communication mechanisms to ensure coordination with IT and reporting of sourcing impact.
• Leads the Global Sourcing IT & Telecom Team
• Develop staff to create expertise in both the areas of spend being managed and in strategic sourcing processes.
• Mentor and develop staff through counseling and training program development that addresses individual improvement areas.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• A bachelor's degree is required, as well as a graduate degree in engineering, supply chain, or "hard"
  technical field (STEM). Soft degrees (B.A., B.F.A., etc.) not accepted.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in procurement or supply chain leadership roles.
• Concrete experience in IT hardware, software, SaaS, Cloud, and professional service categories.
• Solid experience in global matrix organizations with a worldwide operation footprint.
• Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant P&L savings year over year.
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills, proven experience driving the strategic sourcing process and category strategies (A.R.Q.S.C.I.).
• Proven track record in building and leading multicultural, global, high-performance teams.
• Customer-centric mindset and problem-solver.
• Adaptability to work across all functions and levels of an organization (from C-Level to buyer planner).
• Industry: Financial Services and Retail Banking, Life Science, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive

Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $237,000 - $289,000
• For New York City hires: Estimated annual salary of $225,000 - $275,000

Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.
Benefits
Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.
Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave