Head of Indirect Procurement Operations
Dropbox
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇮🇪 Ireland
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💰 €108,000 - €146,100 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Lead Dropbox’s Global Indirect Procurement Team, building a best-in-class employee purchasing experience that balances speed, simplicity & compliance.
- Redefine how teams engage with Procurement — simplifying policy, automating workflows, and reducing cycle times through technology, AI, and smart design.
- Partner with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to develop scalable, efficient, and compliant procurement processes that enable speed and transparency.
- Lead a global team of procurement professionals, empowering them to deliver operational excellence while fostering innovation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Own and evolve Procurement’s technology stack, ensuring systems, automation, and data insights continually improve the end-to-end process.
- Own core operational metrics, driving continuous improvement and accountability across the Procurement lifecycle.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Finance Operations, with a focus on Indirect Procurement
- Proven track record leading global procurement operations — designing and scaling best-in-class processes, systems, and controls.
- Deep knowledge of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle, including requisitioning, approvals, purchase orders, supplier onboarding, and invoice workflows.
- Strong understanding of ERP and procurement systems and experience leveraging automation and AI tools to drive efficiency and insight.
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills — able to influence at all levels, build alignment, and drive adoption of new processes across Finance, Legal, and business teams.
- Highly analytical with a data-driven mindset; comfortable defining and managing KPIs, dashboards, and process performance metrics.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and change management skills — you can simplify complexity, build trust, and inspire teams through transformation.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
ProcurementStrategic SourcingFinance OperationsProcure-to-Pay (P2P)RequisitioningApprovalsPurchase OrdersSupplier OnboardingInvoice WorkflowsKPI Management
Soft skills
Cross-functional LeadershipStakeholder ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunicationCollaborationChange ManagementInfluencingBuilding TrustSimplifying ComplexityInspiring Teams