Director of Procurement & Spend Strategy
About Trevor:
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people. Trevor offers 24/7 crisis services, connecting highly trained counselors with LGBTQ+ young people whenever they need support. To drive prevention efforts, The Trevor Project also operates robust research, advocacy, education, and peer support programs. We’ve been saving lives every day for over 25 years.
Every day, and in every role, our staff contribute to our critical mission of ending suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people by embodying our values:
Heart–We care deeply and commit to do what matters
Integrity–We build trust through our words and actions
Community-Together, we are an unstoppable force for good
Belonging-We serve as allies to the mission, and to each other
Progress-We continually move onward and upward
Applicants and staff must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Trevor Project will not sponsor an employment visa for this position.
Role: Director of Procurement & Spend Strategy
Location: This role will be remote in the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii (must be able to work between EST and PST time zones)
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Eligibility: Authorization to work for any employer in the United States is required. The Trevor Project will not sponsor a work visa for this role.
Classification: Exempt Full Time
Union Role?: No
Starting Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000
Summary:
The Director of Procurement & Spend Strategy is a highly visible, enterprise-wide leadership role sitting at the intersection of finance, legal, technological infrastructure, and organizational strategy. Managing an addressable spend of ~$30M and overseeing an active portfolio of approximately 150 vendor relationships, this high-impact position owns the end-to-end global indirect procurement architecture across the U.S. and Mexico, demand intake, and supplier relationship management (SRM) network.
As the leader of a centralized procurement function, the Director will oversee a Procurement Manager, establishing a clean division of labor that allows the Director to focus on strategic sourcing, high-value negotiations, and cost-avoidance. The Director will redefine Procurement from a reactive administrative function into a proactive corporate gatekeeper and trusted strategic partner. By deploying robust Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, establishing strict professional services controls, and building cross-border efficiencies, the Director will actively prevent capital leakage. Ultimately, they will institutionalize a future-proof culture of financial accountability across our Executive Team, Senior Leadership Team and individual contract owners, ensuring that every operational dollar saved is a dollar directly reinvested into our life-saving mission.
Roles and Responsibilities:
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Team Leadership: Lead, develop, coach, and manage one direct report (Procurement Manager), ensuring team accountability, strategic alignment, and results. Establish a workflow where the Director focuses on high-value vendor negotiations while the specialist manages the intake pipeline.
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Enterprise Sourcing Strategy: Develop, implement, and continuously refine organization wide category strategies to drive cost optimization across all vendors, including software, consultants, marketing, facilities, and equipment.
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Spend Strategy: P artner with CFO and other members of the Finance team on intelligence and behavior: looking across every department, analyzing where every dollar goes, and designing systems to optimize those expenditures.
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Policy and Process Governance & Controls : Develop, document, enhance, implement, enforce, and maintain procurement-related policies and comprehensive intake workflows, spend thresholds, approval matrices, international compliance tracks, and related documentati