Americas Procurement Lead

Johnson Matthey•Easttown Township, PA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter. As an Americas Procurement Lead, you'll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history. Using advanced metals chemistry, you'll help tackle the world's biggest challenges, cutting emissions, powering modern life and supporting life-saving technologies, by applying, refining and recycling metals that matter for a healthier, more sustainable, circular future. The role: As an Americas Procurement Lead, you will help drive our goals by: Leading procurement strategy and execution across the Americas region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and global procurement priorities. Acting as a senior business partner to executive and operational stakeholders, driving value creation through cost optimisation, supply resilience, innovation and sustainability initiatives. Leading and developing a high-performing procurement team while fostering collaboration across plants, business units and the wider One Procurement Community. Delivering strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and contract management activities across complex direct and indirect spend categories. Driving procurement transformation, governance and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen procurement capability, performance and compliance. Managing supplier risk, ensuring responsible sourcing practices and maintaining a secure, high-performing supply base that supports business growth.

Requirements

Extensive senior procurement leadership experience across multiple sites, regions or complex manufacturing environments.
Strong track record of developing and executing category strategies, leading large-scale sourcing initiatives and delivering measurable business value.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively within a global matrix organisation.
Deep expertise in supplier management, commercial negotiations, contract development and risk management.
Experience leading organisational change, developing talent and building engaged, high-performing teams.
Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and the ability to balance strategic priorities with operational delivery.

Responsibilities

Leading procurement strategy and execution across the Americas region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and global procurement priorities.
Acting as a senior business partner to executive and operational stakeholders, driving value creation through cost optimisation, supply resilience, innovation and sustainability initiatives.
Leading and developing a high-performing procurement team while fostering collaboration across plants, business units and the wider One Procurement Community.
Delivering strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and contract management activities across complex direct and indirect spend categories.
Driving procurement transformation, governance and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen procurement capability, performance and compliance.
Managing supplier risk, ensuring responsible sourcing practices and maintaining a secure, high-performing supply base that supports business growth.