Global Procurement Director IT

Company: Catalent Pharma Solutions
Location: Chelsea
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

Title: Global Procurement Director ITSummary:The Procurement Director - IT is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and efficiency globally across IT categories. This role will lead supplier relationships, ensure compliance with procurement policies, and drive business objectives through effective vendor management and contract negotiations. A key focus is aligning IT procurement initiatives with corporate strategy while enhancing digital transformation, operational efficiency, and innovation.Strategic Procurement & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partner closely with IT leadership and key stakeholders to develop IT procurement strategies that align with business needs, covering Infrastructure, SaaS, Software Licensing, Cloud Services, IT Professional Services, and Cybersecurity.
• Understand business requirements, emerging technologies, supplier capabilities, and market trends to build a strategic sourcing roadmap.
• Identify and execute cost savings, total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization, contract rationalization, and value-creation opportunities in IT procurement.
• Deploy best-in-class procurement tools and IT vendor management frameworks.IT Supplier Management and Performance Optimization
  • Lead strategic vendor negotiations, contract renewals, and supplier selection to secure optimal pricing, risk mitigation, and service-level agreements (SLAs).
  • Establish and manage IT supplier governance programs, ensuring compliance, performance tracking (KPIs), and risk assessments for critical IT vendors.
  • Act as a business advisor, challenging IT specifications where needed and advocating for cost-effective, scalable, and standardized solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with IT procurement policies.Market Intelligence & Category Management:
    • Conduct IT market intelligence research to assess trends, vendor capabilities, cloud pricing models, software license structures, and emerging technologies.
    • Develop and execute category strategies for key IT spend areas, aligning with business growth, digital transformation goals, and risk mitigation strategies.
    • Select and manage IT vendors based on performance, security compliance, innovation capabilities, and cost-effectiveness.
    • Develop strategic vendor partnerships through a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program, driving innovation and continuous improvement.IT Risk Management & Technology Utilization:
      • Assess IT supply chain risks, vendor dependency risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
      • Leverage E-Procurement platforms, AI-driven sourcing tools, IT asset management systems, and contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms to optimize procurement workflows.
      • Monitor IT vendor and software performance, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, security requirements, and SLAs.The Role:
        • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain or comparable disciplines. Masters preferred, Industry certifications a plus.
        • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience and career advancement in procurement.
        • Working knowledge and experience of procurement and best-in-class practices, principles, process, tools and methodologies.
        • Can demonstrate the successful development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
        • Clear knowledge and understanding of supply market, industry, and category dynamics.
        • A successful track record leading and managing complex negotiations with IT vendors.
        • Demonstrates strong business judgment and critical thinking to create and evaluate innovative options and uses a fact-based decision-making process to develop and implement strategies that will drive positive results and deliver value.
        • Possesses a strong working knowledge and experience in key procurement areas including:
        • IT Negotiation experience with major vendors (Microsoft, Workday) is a must-have.
        • Cost Modeling/TCO, Legal and Contract law, New product development and sourcing.
        • Expertise in successfully executing Supplier Management programs.The Candidate:
          • Strong analytical skills including financial management and metrics.
          • Understands the key business drivers and requirements to build and sustain sourcing strategies and best-in-class procurement processes and practices.
          • Has a proven track record of engaging and working with stakeholders to understand business requirements and gain support for the development, approval, and implementation of procurement and sourcing strategies.
          • Demonstrates strong analytical skills including understanding and application of financial analysis tools.
          • Keeps abreast of key market information, trends, and innovations needed to continue to drive excellence.
          • Direct knowledge of Enterprise Resources Planning software and procurement systems and their functionality.
          • Travel will be required: 20% - 30%.Why You Should Join Catalent
            • Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
            • Diverse, inclusive culture.
            • Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
            • Dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
            • Community engagement and green initiatives.
            • Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual.
            • Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
            • Tuition Reimbursement.Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma, and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.Personal initiative. Dynamic pace. Meaningful work.Visit to explore career opportunities.Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title, and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third-party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number, or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond- it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to for us to investigate with local authorities.California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice .
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