Director of Global Procurement
Acronis
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Bulgaria
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About the role
- Own the global procurement strategy and operating model, aligned to Acronis’ growth, margin, and resilience goals.
- Lead and manage $75M+ in annual global spend across data center infrastructure, hardware, networking, colocation, power/energy, and enterprise indirect categories.
- Unify DCO Procurement, General Procurement, and Vendor Power into a consistent, scalable global function with clear governance and accountability.
- Lead strategic sourcing and complex enterprise negotiations across DCO categories, with strong emphasis on hardware procurement (servers, storage, networking equipment, infrastructure components).
- Drive measurable outcomes across cost optimization, supplier performance, contract governance, and vendor risk management.
- Identify and execute cost savings initiatives through negotiation, strategic partnerships, demand management, and redesign/value strategies, with clear financial impact.
- Implement AI-enabled and automated procurement capabilities to improve speed, quality, compliance, spend visibility, and team productivity.
- Establish global standards, policies, KPIs, and dashboards to manage performance and ensure continuous improvement.
- Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed procurement organization; develop talent, capabilities, and succession plans.
- Partner with Finance, Engineering, Operations, IT, and Legal to support infrastructure expansion and company-wide initiatives.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive procurement leadership experience, including global scope; VP/Senior Director-level leadership preferred.
- Experience in high-growth technology, cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, or infrastructure-heavy organizations.
- Proven experience managing $75M+ in annual spend across infrastructure and/or technology categories.
- Demonstrated Data Center Operations procurement experience, including enterprise negotiations for infrastructure-related categories.
- Track record of delivering significant, quantifiable savings through negotiations, strategic supplier partnerships, consolidation initiatives, and redesign/value engineering strategies.
- Proven success leading distributed, cross-regional teams and operating effectively in a matrixed environment.
- Experience implementing or operationalizing AI, automation, and/or advanced analytics to drive procurement efficiency and transformation (with measurable impact).
- Strong commercial, negotiation, and contract management capability; able to operate at executive level and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong financial acumen (savings delivery, margin impact, working capital considerations, and total cost of ownership).
- Familiarity with procurement tools (source-to-pay, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics) and operating model design.
- Willingness to travel up to 25%.
Benefits
- Mutual trust
- Respect
- Shared belief in contributing meaningfully to the world every day
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurement strategystrategic sourcingnegotiationcost optimizationvendor risk managementAI-enabled procurementdata center operationsvalue engineeringcontract managementfinancial acumen
Soft Skills
leadershipteam developmentcross-regional collaborationinfluencing stakeholderscontinuous improvementorganizational skillscommunication