Director, Indirect Procurement

BrightStar Care; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightStar Care seeks an experienced indirect sourcing and vendor management leader to build an enterprise-wide program from the ground up. Reporting to the CFO, you will own indirect spend including software, SaaS, professional services, and events.

You will design strategy, negotiate complex agreements, and leverage our franchise network to maximize value, with high visibility across the organization. This hybrid role requires strong negotiation, program-building skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier or vendor management.
• Experience negotiating MSAs and complex contracts.
• Experience designing or scaling supplier relationship management programs.
• Strong executive-level negotiation and relationships with VP/C-suite partners.
• Experience structuring rebates, incentives, or performance-based arrangements.
• Bachelor's degree required; CPSM/CSCP a plus.
• Healthcare/franchise multi-unit exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and formalize BrightStar Care's enterprise vendor management and governance program, including segmentation and scorecards.
• Lead negotiations across indirect-spend categories: software, SaaS, professional services, business services, and equipment.
• Leverage BrightStar Care's franchise network to secure stronger pricing and terms.
• Lead vendor sponsorship and funding for annual conferences and franchise events.
• Serve as primary relationship leader for key vendors, with executive-level accountability.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations, IT, and Franchise Development on vendor strategy and documentation.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

SaaS procurement

Executive relationships

Cost savings

Franchise/network experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

BrightStar Care is looking for an experienced indirect sourcing and vendor management leader to build and lead an enterprise-wide vendor management program from the ground up.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this highly visible role will focus primarily on indirect spend and strategic vendor partnerships, including software/SaaS, professional services, business services, equipment, and conference and event partnerships.

This is not a direct materials, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, or inventory procurement role. You will have the opportunity to design the strategy, create the structure, negotiate complex vendor agreements, and leverage BrightStar Care's corporate and franchise network to drive greater value from key vendor relationships.

If you enjoy building programs, negotiating commercial agreements, and creating measurable financial value, this could be a highly impactful next step.

Responsibilities

• Build and formalize BrightStar Care's enterprise vendor management and governance program, including segmentation, scorecards, QBRs/EBRs, performance expectations, and escalation processes.


• Lead negotiations across indirect-spend categories, including software, SaaS, professional services, business services, and equipment, covering MSAs, pricing, service levels, renewals, rebates, sponsorships, and other commercial terms.


• Leverage the scale of the BrightStar Care franchise network to secure stronger pricing, terms, rebates, sponsorship commitments, and overall value from strategic vendors.


• Lead vendor sponsorship and funding efforts for BrightStar Care's annual conferences and key franchise events.


• Serve as the primary relationship leader for key vendors, building executive-level relationships and holding partners accountable for performance and commitments.


• Partner with Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations, IT, and Franchise Development on vendor strategy, while establishing the long-term approach for managing vendor documentation, contracts, renewals, and related records.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, vendor management, or category management.


• Significant hands-on experience negotiating MSAs and complex commercial agreements.


• Experience designing or significantly scaling a supplier relationship management or supplier performance program.


• Strong negotiation skills and the executive presence to build credible relationships with VP- and C-suite-level supplier partners.


• Experience structuring rebates, volume incentives, or other performance-based commercial arrangements.


• Strong financial acumen, including total cost of ownership, rebate modeling, spend analysis, and business-case development.


• Experience using enterprise, multi-unit, franchise, or network-wide purchasing scale to improve supplier terms.


• A bachelor's degreeisrequired.


• CPSM, CSCP, or similar sourcing or supply-chain certification is a plus.

Experience within healthcare, franchising, or another multi-unit organization is also a plus, but not required.

Why BrightStar Care? BrightStar Care operates across a large franchise network, creating a unique opportunity to turn supplier relationships into meaningful enterprise value.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to shape how we approach strategic sourcing at scale - creating the structure, relationships, visibility, and commercial strategies that will help BrightStar Care strengthen supplier performance and maximize the value of our network.

This is a high-visibility, hands-on leadership role for someone who wants the opportunity to build, influence, negotiate, and deliver measurable results.

Compensation & Work Environment Salary Range: $135,000-$165,000 annually

The salary range listed reflects theanticipatedbase salary for this position. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and other job-related considerations.

Base salary is onecomponentof our overall compensation package, which may also include performance-based incentives, benefits, paid time off, and other offerings depending on the position and eligibility.

This position is hybrid (2-3 days/week in the Southlake/Grapevine office) and requires up to 20% travel for supplier meetings, industry conferences, and BrightStar Care franchise events.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

BrightStar Care participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees.