Director, Procurement Operations

Paysafe • Jacksonville, FL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

Summary
The Director, Procurement Operations is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies, policies, and best practice across all procurement categories.  The role is also responsible for the development of training program driving stakeholder adoption, in addition to process redesign and simplification, automation and system implementation.  This role will lead procurement governance, systems, and operational excellence initiatives to deliver measurable value to the procurement organization and business stakeholders.
This hybrid position is based in our Jacksonville, FL office and requires three days per week on-site.

Requirements

• Expertise in procurement operations and governance frameworks
• Deep knowledge of procurement systems, tools, and automation
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Expert management reporting, dashboards, and other capabilities shedding light to Procurement Performance and elevating the function to a high performing organization
• Financial acumen including working capital optimization
• Trusted advisor to business stakeholders
• Cross-functional collaboration and engagement expertise
• Strategic thinker and ability to drive innovation
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement operations with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience managing procurement systems, governance frameworks, management reporting and analytics
• Working knowledge of AI and automation tools.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent).
• Professional certifications: CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement operations strategies to optimize processes and ensure compliance.
• Lead governance frameworks and procurement policy development and adherence across Paysafe.
• Implement and Manage procurement systems and tools, driving automation and efficiency.
• Ensure tools cover the entire Procurement ecosystem; strategic sourcing, supply risk and vendor onboarding, contract management, spend analytics and dashboards, PO processing
• Implement streamlined workflows across the entire Procurement ecosystem that aligned to business adoption of Procurement best practices
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with business stakeholders, procurement counterparts, finance, and across-departmental organizations.
• Develop and maintain a single source of supplier reporting truth; spend analytics, dashboard, leadership reporting, renewal calendars and early alerts
• Establish training across the Procurement organization and training curriculum for business partners ensuring procurement
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and support governance frameworks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees