[Hiring] Director, Resource Management & Vendor Procurement @Rimini Street

Role Description

The Director, Resource Management & Vendor Procurement leads the strategy and execution of resource management across Global Service Delivery, ensuring the business has the right skills, capacity, and coverage to meet client demand. This role oversees allocation visibility across both direct hires and contractor resources while leading vendor procurement and governance for third-party staffing partners and partnering with the internal Talent Acquisition team to recruit direct hires as needed.

This leader partners closely with Delivery, Sales, HR, Finance, and Legal to translate pipeline demand into workforce plans, guide direct-hire-versus-contract decisions, improve capacity visibility, and strengthen delivery readiness. The ideal candidate combines strategic resource planning, operational discipline, and strong commercial judgment to support scalable growth, delivery quality, and financial performance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise resource management strategy
• Drive demand planning and staffing decisions
• Manage vendor procurement and governance
• Optimize workforce mix and capacity
• Partner across the business
• Improve visibility and reporting
• Ensure compliant and scalable processes
• Lead continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in resource management, contingent workforce management, vendor procurement, delivery operations, or related leadership roles.
• Experience working with third-party staffing vendors and internal Talent Acquisition teams to fulfill contractor and direct-hire needs in a services, technology, or consulting environment.
• Demonstrated success translating business demand into workforce plans, including decisions related to hiring, contracting, and redeployment.
• Experience negotiating rates, statements of work, and commercial terms for external resources.
• Experience working cross-functionally with stakeholders such as Delivery, Sales, HR, Finance, and Legal.
• Experience operating in complex, multi-region delivery environments is preferred.

Desired Skills

• Strong understanding of resource planning, contingent labor models, and vendor management practices.
• Commercial and procurement skills, including rate negotiation, statements of work, and supplier terms.
• Ability to assess demand, capacity, and resource availability to make timely staffing recommendations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Ability to build credibility and influence cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication and governance skills, with the ability to balance speed, quality, cost, and risk.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) program
• Generous Paid time off (PTO)