Director, Procurement Technology, Deloitte Global
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Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Remote
Reference code: 132450
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON
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By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.
- Have many careers in one Firm.
- Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
- Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching
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What will your typical day look like?
The Director, Technology Procurement (Enterprise & Alliance Relationships - Strategic relationships) has ownership of global category strategy development across a group of Technology sub-categories and accountability for negotiating and delivering commercial outcomes with the organization's most strategic suppliers in the (SaaS, Cloud, AI sub-categories).
Responsible for managing a team of Senior Managers executing category strategy and project delivery, acting as a commercial adviser to Technology Groups, VMO’s, Legal, Risk and Finance in complex negotiations with the most senior internal stakeholders and executives at key Technology Suppliers.
Specific responsibliites include:
- Strategic Supplier Ownership - Serve as the accountable lead from Procurement for certain relationships with top‑tier strategic suppliers
- Project Execution Deliver strategic contract negotiations - Maintaining a highly collaborative engagement approach, leading negotiating teams to align on contracts that deliver on stated technical and commercial requirements, providing structured financial comparisons and other necessary analyses to help navigate leaders to optimal outcomes.
- Regular Planning - Participate in annual and frequent planning, lead work assignment and workload balancing in consultation with the Managing Director.
- Category Strategy Leadership and Delivery - Lead development and execution of master category strategies that generate global cost savings, avoidance and long‑term commercial value. Prioritize strategic Supplier segments, understanding the market and product/solutions roadmaps, supplier licensing and consumption models.
- Provide Cross‑functional Advisory & Governance - Partner with Technology stakeholders, VMO’s, Legal, Risk and Finance to shape negotiation posture, validate commercial terms, influence changes in direction where appropriate and provide decision support materials to help accelerate decisions.
- Assisting Senior leaders in navigating policies and processes
- Manage escalations with Senior Executives, owning threads to resolution or reassignment to another party.
- Provide Team Leadership & Delivery Management – Manage, coach and develop Senior Managers and procurement leads who run multiple projects and negotiations; ensure consistent delivery quality and ownership across the team and a focus on delivering to KPI’s for team members in scope
- Provide Data‑driven Insights - Synthesize market intelligence, spend analytics, and financial scenarios into concise decision materials to inform negotiation strategies.Support Continuous Improvement - Recommend process and tool improvements to accelerate negotiation cycles and increase sourcing accuracy.
- Assist in managing CSAT - Assist global category leadership in managing supplier and internal customer relationships to improve internal client satisfaction
About the team
Global CoRe provides seven fundamental services to Deloitte around the world: knowledge services, creative services, contact center, data management assessment services, data protection, procurement, and real estate. We develop new and innovative ways to improve how these services are delivered across the organization, leveraging our global scope and strength to serve our organization within and across borders.
Enough about us, let’s talk about you
10+ years of relevant experience in Procurement of Technology and related categories
Demonstrated experience building solid relationships, as well as influencing, and collaborating
Experience in managing teams
Project management experience - drafting, communicating and modifying project plans
Experience engaging with executives and senior-level stakeholders to shape and influence decisions
Strong understanding of common sourcing templates, tools, and methodologies as well as understanding of contract terms and implications
Expertise in Technology contract negotiations and relationship management
Knowledge of standard Category strategy execution process
Experience with business case reviews, complex proposal comparison and TCO evaluation
Strong Powerpoint and Excel proficiency
Total Rewards
The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $260,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.
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