Head of Indirect Procurement

Europe's fastest-growing company in its market with strong presence in South America, is reinforcing its Procurement team with an exciting, rewarding, and impactful position to support its ambitious growth plan.

Verisure is seeking a talented Head of Central Cluster Indirect Procurement to join the Procurement team. This role provides an outstanding platform for an experienced leader who has a proven track record leading a procurement team in a multinational company.

The company’s success depends on its people, and it invests in them every day. Working with this multinational is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit

Verisure’s strategic context and growth journey

Verisure is the leading European provider of professionally monitored security systems with 24/7 response services. We protect more than 5 million families and small businesses across 17 countries in Europe and Latin America. Under our Arlo brand, we are also a leading provider of cameras and video-surveillance services in Europe. Our mission is to provide our customers peace of mind by protecting what matters most to them.

With over 35 years of insight, experience, and innovation, Verisure is known for category-creating marketing, sales excellence, innovative products and services, and customer-centricity. The trajectory over the past 35 years has been one of uninterrupted, double-digit annual growth. Verisure now proudly protects more than 5 million customers and is on track to become the world’s #1 Home Security provider.

The company’s success in the marketplace is based on high customer satisfaction, continuous technological and service innovation, its people and DNA and a best-in-class go-to-market approach. Thanks to a strong focus on high quality, our customers are amongst the most satisfied and loyal in our industry. We have some of the strongest growth and retention rates globally in consumer-facing services which demonstrates our exceptional service levels and strong value proposition to our customers.

Verisure is currently a privately held company, backed by strategic investors Hellman & Friedman, GIC and Alba Capital.

Responsibilities will include:  

The primary responsibility is to handle indirect procurement in the countries under the cluster responsibility. Currently this includes France and Belgium.

• Sourcing and Savings
  • Identify procurement opportunities, define a Procurement Plan, and maximize savings across countries
  • Lead indirect sourcing strategies
  • Achieve the excellence in the execution of the end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) process for the regions assigned. Including the collection and enhancement of internal needs, drafting of specifications, analysis of offers, negotiation, and contract discussions.
  • Ensure compliance of processes and policies.

• Risk mitigation:
  • Ensure supplier due diligence and risk assessment, compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
  • Collaborate and partner with the ESG teams to drive ESG initiatives within the procurement organization.
  • Coordination with legal counsel and internal stakeholders in drafting contracts.
  • Identify risks (data privacy, information security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, etc.) and apply mitigating actions.

• Stakeholders’ management.
  • Collaborate and influence business leaders and stakeholders within the region.
  • Manage issues with suppliers, periodically monitor agreements and evaluate suppliers, including tracking supplier performance according to the agreed scope of services.
     
• People’s management.
  • Conduct performance assessments for team members (approximately five individuals).
  • Provide coaching and development for team members.
  • Oversee the implementation of defined action plans.

• Change Leadership and Adoption
  • Lead change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of digital tools and processes across the organization.
  • Drive a cultural shift toward data-driven decision-making.

• Availability to travel.

Reporting line and location

This role will report to our Indirect Procurement Director. The position is based in Antony (France).

Candidate profile

Experience and requirements

We are looking for a high potential, proactive and solution-oriented individual focused on driving value to the business who is looking for a challenging yet rewarding job.

• 10 years of relevant experience in Procurement, at multi-country scale.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, technology, and tools.
• Extensive expertise and experience in negotiation skills, cost management, quality assurance, deadline adherence, and contracts.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French. Other European languages are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Physics, Maths, Supply Chain, Engineering or Information Technology).

Competencies

• Strong analytical and digital abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional multinational teams and influence change.
• Good levels of emotional intelligence and a sound level of judgment - strong, confident yet humble leader that exerts influence through value-add leadership. Ability to interact at all levels and manage interactions with the senior leadership.
• Ability and willingness to take a "hands-on" approach, while maintaining an ability for a high level or strategic view of program activities.
• Responsiveness, multi-tasking, and balancing customer demands while managing multiple deliverables/deadlines. Ability to calmly respond to unexpected issues/priorities.
• A match to our culture – high energy and flexible, and huge amounts of drive. Collaborative working is key.
• Leadership and project management of tender s.

Strong fit with our Company DNA

Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people bring a contagious energy and a sense of urgency that is unmistakable. We create a vision and inspire others around that vision with full engagement and focus. We are all-in, and we love what we do.

Committed to Making a Difference: We are courageous, we deliver what we promise through hard work and resilience. We make a difference, through operating with discipline and doing what is needed. We are hands-on, and we aren’t afraid to get into the detail. We deliver results and we execute with excellence.

Always Innovating: Our people make the impossible possible; it’s a continuous state of mind. We are purpose-driven, curious and we challenge the status quo. We believe good ideas travel, we share and reapply. We take smart risks, and we are not afraid to fail. We believe innovation can be big or small.

Winning as a Team: We are determined to become number 1, and to do that we need to listen to one another, collaborate and work together. We play our part, fuelled by a winning attitude and a fighting spirit. We celebrate our successes. We play to our strengths and our diversity to deliver even better outcomes, while developing and supporting one another. We believe that together we go further, and that nothing is impossible.

With Trust & Responsibility: Our people take responsibility for the people we protect. We are accountable and reliable. We role model operating with integrity. We trust and empower one another to do the right thing, always. We deliver on our promise through world-class expertise and meticulous know-how. And, we do this with humility while being honoured to play such an important role in society.

Strong fit with Verisure RISE Leadership Model

Role Model Responsible Owner: Acting as a long-term owner, always putting the customer first, thinking and acting big and being accountable and responsible.

Inspire Outstanding Performance: Motivating others for high performance, prioritising and making decisions with an analytical approach and executing with excellence.

Strengthen and grow a high-performance, diverse organisation: Building high-performance and diverse teams, enhancing a learning culture by setting continuously higher standards.

Empower and lead with courage, integrity, and purpose: Inspiring our people, honouring our mission and purpose by leading with confidence, positive energy and genuine empathy and humility.

Diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging at Verisure

At Verisure, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, recognising that diversity of thought and background only makes our teams stronger and more innovative. We reject all forms of discrimination and bias, and we believe in access to opportunities for everyone, regardless of gender, age, disability status, race, sexual orientation, or any other status.