Director of Information Technology Procurement

Position Title: Director of IT Procurement

Location: Southeastern Wisconsin

Position Summary:

Our client is a privately held, family-owned distributor of business, industrial, and operational supplies,

known across its industry for the speed, breadth, and reliability of its fulfillment operations. It is a

multibillion-dollar organization with a large, geographically distributed workforce and a long-standing

reputation as one of the most stable and respected employers in its region.

The organization's technology team is substantial and largely in-house, building and supporting custom

systems that run the business end-to-end — from warehouse management to e-commerce. As that

technology footprint has grown, so has the complexity and scale of its vendor relationships and

technology spend, creating the need for a dedicated procurement leader who can bring structure,

strategy, and rigor to how the organization buys and manages hardware, software, SaaS, and cloud

services.

This is a newly created role reporting to a senior IT finance leader, with a dotted line to the CFO. The

Director of IT Procurement will take ownership of vendor management — everything from six-figure

agreements up to multi-million-dollar annual commitments — and will partner closely with technology

and business leaders to negotiate favorable terms, manage risk, and ensure the organization is getting

real, demonstrable value from its technology investments.

Why this role?

• Build and shape a growth-stage procurement function inside a large, stable, and highly profitable

organization — with real influence over how the company invests in technology

• Step into a newly created leadership role with direct access to senior technology and finance

executives

• Genuine strategic ownership of key vendor relationships, not just tactical purchasing or contract

administration

• Exceptional organizational stability, low turnover, and consistent reinvestment in technology and

people

• Meaningful potential for the role and scope to expand as the procurement function matures

Responsibilities:

and cloud services

• Lead enterprise procurement strategy and vendor performance across hardware, software, SaaS,• Oversee contract lifecycles, partnering with Legal, Finance, and Security teams to ensure

coverage and protections

• Provide executive-level insights on technology spend, market trends, and vendor negotiations to

inform strategic decisions

• Own vendor management for critical, high-spend relationships, negotiating favorable long-term

terms and mitigating risk

• Partner proactively with business and technology leaders to get ahead of contract renewals and

align vendor relationships with evolving organizational needs

• Continuously refine procurement processes and best practices, identifying improvements that

support business goals

• Guide and develop the IT procurement team, building a positive, high-performance culture

• Translate complex vendor and technology spend decisions into clear, business-friendly terms for

executive and non-technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field; MBA preferred

• 10+ years of IT procurement experience, including IT contract negotiation

• 5+ years of experience managing teams and large vendor portfolios

• Proven experience using procurement software and organizing procurement initiatives

• Strong negotiation and analytical skills

• Comfortable operating in a hands-on, in-office, fast-paced environment, with the credibility to

negotiate directly rather than delegate through layers of staff

• Executive presence and the ability to translate technical and vendor complexity into clear business

value for senior, non-technical stakeholders