MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

MongoDB is seeking a highly motivated Head of Procurement to lead a globally distributed team of Procurement professionals.  This role is responsible for driving complex strategic sourcing strategies across all spend categories in support of the company’s business strategies.  As a key member of the Source-to-Pay leadership team, you will be called upon to fly at different altitudes to help executives and individual contributors make better decisions.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has the knowledge, skill, and discipline to transform the function into our next stage of growth.  You should have deep expertise in driving technology deals such as public cloud infrastructure agreements, SaaS, IT services, while still having working knowledge of Marketing, professional services, and other indirect categories.

This will be a hybrid in-office role. We are looking for candidates who plan to be available in our New York City office for approximately 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities: What You’ll Be Doing 

• Drive category strategy to all applicable spend categories for MongoDB
• Develop and maintain global procurement policies and procedures
• Develop, coach, and lead a high-performing global procurement team, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, knowledge sharing, and innovation
• Be the face of Procurement by developing strong relationships with key leaders and stakeholders and reinforcing the strategic value that the team provides
• Deliver annual cost savings target and multi-year pipeline based on assigned projects
• Implement and lead process improvement projects along with any change management required

Qualifications: What We’ll Need to See 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or similar quantitative related field
• Procurement professional certification, such as CPSM, CIPS, CSP
• 12+ overall years of professional business experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Procurement and/or Strategic Sourcing
• 3+ years of people leadership experience
• Deep knowledge of strategic sourcing and negotiation
• Hands-on experience in negotiating complex deals
• Leader with vision and credentials working at global large scale companies
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to drive change and influence all levels of the organization
• Experience analyzing large data sets while developing and driving recommendations from collected insights

How To Stand Out From Other Candidates 

• MBA or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of Source to Pay Orchestration tools
• Experience with large ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, or Workday
• Experience using Coupa (including Coupa Analytics and SIM)
• Experience working in multiple industries especially in the high tech sector
• Experience sourcing cloud infrastructure, SaaS, professional services, marketing
• Excellent presentation skills (both oral and written)
• High attention to detail
• Ability to operate in a dynamic and ambiguous environment (e.g. able to quickly adapt to changing priorities)

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

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