Director, Procurement

Gong Gong · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA · FP&A

This role is for a Director of Procurement at Gong, a company that uses AI to transform revenue teams. The Director will lead procurement as a strategic business lever, driving commercial impact, speed, and precision. They will partner cross-functionally, challenge the status quo, leverage insights and data, and lead a high-performing team. The role requires strong business and financial acumen, extensive procurement experience in high-growth tech companies, and a track record of delivering measurable commercial results. Familiarity with ZIP and NetSuite is a plus. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive commercial impact: Lead procurement as a strategic business lever, unlocking value through negotiations, partnerships, and category strategies that directly enable growth.
  2. Move with speed and precision: Act quickly on business needs, balancing risk management with urgency, ensuring that procurement is an accelerator, not a bottleneck.
  3. Partner cross-functionally: Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, and functional leaders to align procurement decisions with company priorities, revenue goals, and innovation agendas.
  4. Challenge status quo: Cut through unnecessary process and bureaucracy; design lean, fit-for-purpose procurement approaches that scale without slowing the business.
  5. Leverage insights and data: Use market intelligence, vendor analytics, and financial acumen to make decisions that maximize value, optimize cost, and ensure sustainability.

Skills

Required

  • Procurement leadership
  • Business strategy
  • Commercial insight
  • Operational speed
  • Negotiation expertise
  • Financial acumen
  • Team leadership
  • Global team management

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with ZIP
  • Familiarity with NetSuite

What the JD emphasized

  • 12+ years of progressive procurement experience
  • minimum of 5 years in a leadership role
  • high-growth technology company
  • deliver measurable commercial results
  • balancing speed, agility, and compliance