Global Procurement Director

We are looking for a Global Procurement Director.
As a Global Procurement Director, you will lead, manage and develop global procurement activity & execution of key categories.
You will be responsible for a team dedicated to sourcing equipment, goods and services and technology, managing global vendors and RFP's while being also hands-on.
Our successful candidate will be able to develop strategic procurement activities & prepare forecasts on changes in the market or price.
Responsibilities:
Responsibility for cross-organizational procurement activities: technology (cloud, systems, software etc), services (HR, facilities, marketing etc).
Develop standards, processes, methodologies and stakeholder relationships to allow the group to be viewed as a center of excellence
Develop the procurement strategy and handling the day-to-day functioning of corporate Procurement function, including sourcing, purchasing and vendor management
Develop, lead and execute global purchasing strategies, policies and processes
Establish corporate standards and increase leverage of company-wide supplier spend
Provide leadership and optimization of the function, implementing the best end to end vendor selection and management processes
Establish balanced scorecard metrics (cost, quality, service, etc.) that drive accountability for all major categories of spend
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness, assess, manage and mitigate risks.