Head of Procurement

About Us: At Sitecore, our mission is to simplify how brands reach, engage, and serve people by delivering intelligent, personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the world’s most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers—seamlessly, smartly, and at scale. As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software, Sitecore brings together content, commerce, and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful, adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, and L’Oréal, Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic. Our foundation is our people—a diverse, passionate, and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters, and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead, innovate, and connect. They are the behaviours that bring our mission and vision to life, every day, in every interaction. As we continue to evolve, we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity, efficiency, and insight. From engineering to customer experience, AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design, build, and deliver the next generation of digital experiences. Learn more at Sitecore.com . About the Role: Sitecore is looking for an experienced Head of Procurement to lead our global procurement function and shape how we manage third-party spend across the business. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving commercial value, strengthening governance, reducing operational risk, and creating a procurement experience that enables the business to move quickly without compromising control. You will partner closely with leaders across Finance, Legal, Security, IT, People, and business functions to develop procurement strategies, optimize supplier relationships, and ensure every purchasing decision delivers measurable value. You'll also lead and develop a high-performing procurement team while continuously improving processes, policies, and systems that support a fast-growing global SaaS organization. What You’ll Do: Lead and develop the global Procurement team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and customer-focused function. Define and execute Sitecore's procurement strategy, operating model, and governance framework to support business growth and scalability. Drive strategic sourcing and lead complex commercial negotiations to deliver measurable cost savings, commercial value, and favorable supplier agreements. Own company-wide spend governance by implementing procurement policies, approval frameworks, and data-driven insights to optimize spend and supplier performance. Partner with Finance, Legal, Security, IT, and business leaders to balance speed, commercial outcomes, and risk across procurement activities. Continuously improve procurement processes, supplier management, and technology to increase efficiency, enhance the stakeholder experience, and support executive reporting. What You Need to Succeed: 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial operations, including leadership of high-performing teams in a global technology or SaaS environment. Proven success negotiating complex, high-value commercial agreements and delivering measurable business value through strategic sourcing. Strong commercial acumen with experience implementing procurement governance, spend management, supplier management, and approval frameworks. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across Finance, Legal, IT, Security, and business leadership. Highly analytical, with strong financial, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills, combined with excellent project management capabilities. Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). Equal Opportunities at Sitecore: Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.