Director, Procurement

About the role

The Director of Indirect Procurement is a highly visible enterprise-wide leadership role responsible for managing approximately $240 million dollars in SimpliSafe's spend. This high-impact position sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and strategy, with direct impact on the company's bottom line and most important objectives. This leadership role reports to the CFO and owns end-to-end indirect procurement strategy, from demand intake and sourcing through contract execution and ongoing supplier management, while also leading corporate real estate planning and lease negotiations. Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization. At SimpliSafe, Procurement operates as a strategic enabler, not a transactional function - an agile team focused on high-impact, high-visibility initiatives. The team delivers value through operational excellence, trusted business partnerships, expert category management, and a "make-it-happen" mindset. The ideal candidate brings a blend of procurement experience and leadership, a high degree of financial acumen, intellectual curiosity, exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, and the ability to influence change within a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the enterprise indirect procurement strategy across a diverse set of categories, including SaaS, ML/AI, professional services, marketing/advertising, corporate real estate and insurance, contact center and monitoring center operations, IT and G&A.
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategy with business needs.
• Lead sourcing, negotiations, and contract lifecycle management to drive measurable cost savings, long range planning, and risk reduction.
• Maintain and enforce procurement policies, approval workflows, and spend governance.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and savings tracking.
• Build and manage preferred supplier programs and performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, tools, and data visibility.
• Own corporate real estate strategy, including lease negotiations, renewals, and exits.
• Manage ongoing real estate budgets, CapEx planning and lease obligations.
• Partner with People and leadership on workplace strategy, hybrid work considerations, and future space needs.
• Manage CapEx buildouts and special projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on spend strategy, vendor risk, and real estate decisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members and influence without authority across the organization.
• Collaborate closely with Legal on contracts, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Drive continuous improvement through data, benchmarking, and best practices.

Requirements

• 8 - 10 years of experience in indirect procurement and strategic sourcing, with at least 3 years in a leadership role leading a team of procurement professionals.
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and operational improvements at scale.
• Strong negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing complex vendor portfolios and enterprise-level spend.
• Highly analytical with strong financial acumen.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience in SaaS, technology, or high-growth consumer companies.
• Familiarity with procurement tools, CLM systems, and spend analytics platforms (Coupa, Netsuite).
• Experience leading or building procurement functions.
• Bonus: solid understanding of corporate real estate fundamentals (

Benefits

Additional Information

About SimpliSafe We're a high-tech home security company that's passionate about protecting the life you've built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we've created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you're building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don't just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here. We're embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday - working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done. Why are we hiring? Well, we're growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.

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