Director - Strategic Sourcing

UKG • ,

2d • $145,600 - $209,300

About The Position

UKG is seeking a Director, Corporate Services Sourcing to lead and scale a best-in-class Corporate Services team. This strategic leader will oversee Sourcing teams supporting Travel, M&E, Marketing, Professional Services, HR, and International Sourcing. The role involves defining and executing a multi-year sourcing strategy to drive margin expansion, cost discipline, and enterprise scalability, in close partnership with Technology, Finance, Legal, and executive leadership. The Director will elevate sourcing as a strategic enterprise capability, influencing investment decisions, optimizing supplier portfolios, and embedding governance across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Sourcing / Procurement, including across categories noted (Travel, M&E, Marketing, Professional Services, HR, International Sourcing).
• 5+ years in a S&P leadership role managing and leading Corporate Services teams.
• Proven track record leading category management implementation with teams.
• Proven track record in enterprise negotiations and supplier strategies.
• Demonstrated success driving procurement transformation and operating model improvements.
• Executive presence with ability to influence C-suite and senior stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen with a focus on margin, ROI, and capital discipline.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to translate analytics into actionable insights.
• Proven change leader with experience scaling fast-paced organizations.
• Collaborative, business-oriented leader who operates as a strategic partner.
• Track record of building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to create and execute a multi-year sourcing strategy aligned to company growth, product roadmap, and financial targets.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on all Corporate Services investments and supplier strategies.
• Build and lead a high-performing sourcing team, driving capability development and organizational scale.
• Drive proactive, strategic insights through a Category Management structure.
• Lead team to develop sourcing strategies across all corporate services categories.
• Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization, multi-year commercial roadmaps, and licensing strategies.
• Deliver measurable outcomes across P&L savings, cost avoidance, and working capital optimization.
• Lead and support complex enterprise negotiations with key suppliers.
• Establish and manage executive-level supplier relationships.
• Enable supplier-backed innovation aligned to business priorities.
• Support the modernization of procurement through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled insights.
• Strengthen alignment across Procurement and enterprise functions.
• Implement data-driven spend visibility and forecasting, leveraging AI-enabled analytics where appropriate.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives across tools, processes, and operating model.
• Establish a category-led operating model across Corporate Services.
• Rationalize Corporate Services supplier portfolios and eliminate duplication across categories.
• Deliver measurable savings and cost optimization aligned to margin targets.
• Implement structured governance across all Corporate Services spend and renewals.
• Advance procurement digitization (CLM, intake-to-PO automation, P2P optimization).
• Strengthen cloud cost management through FinOps partnership.

Benefits

• Flexibility that’s real
• Benefits you can count on
• Performance-based bonus plan
• Restricted stock unit awards
• Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed