Director of Indirect Procurement (R4993)

Shield AI
San Diego, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior procurement leaders who can drive enterprise-wide strategy in a hybrid work setting across multiple office locations.

Best fit for

  • Experienced procurement executives with a track record in cost optimization and supplier performance.
    — “responsible for defining and executing the enterprise-wide strategy for indirect spend categories”
  • Leaders adept at cross-functional collaboration with executive teams and legal departments.
    — “collaborates closely with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, IT, and functional leaders”
  • Candidates comfortable with a non-remote hybrid role in specified locations.
    — “This is a hybrid position sitting in our San Diego, San Mateo or Dallas, TX office”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement with no remote option, requiring office presence.
    — “We do not offer remote for this position”
  • Role involves managing diverse indirect spend categories beyond traditional procurement.
    — “indirect spend categories, including IT, software, professional services, facilities, travel, marketing”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate strategic impact in maturing procurement capabilities beyond transactional savings.
    — “continuously mature procurement capabilities across the organization”
  • Highlight executive-level influence in aligning procurement with corporate objectives.
    — “alignment with corporate objectives”
  • Showcase experience in risk mitigation within complex procurement environments.
    — “ensure cost optimization, risk mitigation, supplier performance excellence”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Lead

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What success looks like

  • development of procurement strategy
  • cost savings
  • supplier performance improvement
Typical background
MBA or related fieldexperience in procurement

Skills & requirements

Required

Indirect ProcurementCost OptimizationRisk MitigationSupplier PerformanceCorporate Objectives Alignment

Preferred

IT ProcurementFacilities Management

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Job Description:

The Director of Indirect Procurement is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and executing the enterprise-wide strategy for indirect spend categories, including IT, software, professional services, facilities, travel, marketing, and other non-production goods and services. This role provides strategic direction, governance, and oversight to ensure cost optimization, risk mitigation, supplier performance excellence, and alignment with corporate objectives.

As a key business partner, the Director collaborates closely with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, IT, and functional leaders to influence decision-making, drive value creation, and continuously mature procurement capabilities across the organization.

This is a hybrid position sitting in our San Diego, San Mateo or Dallas, TX office.  We do not offer remote for this position.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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