Director of Procurement

About the role

Aon is hiring a Director of Procurement for its Global Spend Management (GSM) team. You will lead small, global, cross-functional teams in developing sourcing strategies for your category, acting as a primary procurement partner to senior Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal, Privacy and business leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for your category, including long-range objectives, performance goals and clear metrics
• Build and manage multi-year category roadmaps, opportunity pipelines and performance dashboards
• Lead complex sourcing, RFP and negotiation efforts independently, balancing value, risk and stakeholder priorities
• Manage supplier relationships, hold suppliers accountable and champion supplier diversity objectives
• Take part in periodic supplier reviews and plan renewals, extensions or transitions
• Draft and negotiate complex business and commercial contracts with legal and functional partners
• Assess financial, operational and risk implications of sourcing options and use AI-enabled tools to improve procurement work

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 8 to 10+ years of procurement experience, including complex contracts and key supplier relationships
• Ability to work in a geographically diverse workplace and to travel
• Experience with all levels of management, including C-level

Required skills

• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Strategic thinking with tactical execution
• Strong negotiation and supplier relations skills
• People management skills