Associate Director - Procurement Strategy & Transformation

Clorox • Alpharetta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Procurement Strategy & Transformation is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and driving Procurement’s long-term strategy, transformation agenda, and operating model. The role serves as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Procurement Officer and Procurement Leadership Team, translating enterprise and Supply Chain priorities into actionable roadmaps, governance structures, performance measures, and executive decisions.

The position leads cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives that improve Procurement’s ability to create, capture, and protect business value, with emphasis on functional strategy, value delivery, category strategy development, organizational effectiveness, talent capability building, and technology-enabled transformation. It also leads the Procurement operating cadence, providing leadership with visibility into strategic progress, financial performance, risks, priorities, and required decisions. Through structured problem solving, data-driven insight, executive communication, and cross-functional influence, the Associate Director translates strategic priorities into sustained execution and measurable business impact.

The role leads and coordinates transformation initiatives across Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, business units, Global Business Services, Digital, Technology, and other enterprise functions. It supports strategy and operating-model decisions, transformation implementation, value tracking, change management, leadership communications, capability development, and category strategy effectiveness. The position also manages and develops direct reports.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of progressive experience in strategy, management consulting, procurement, supply chain, finance, transformation, strategic operations, or related fields.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, CPG, manufacturing, or another complex global environment.
• Knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contracting, risk management, and source-to-pay.
• Ability to develop enterprise or functional strategies, structure complex and ambiguous problems, set priorities, and translate long-term objectives into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformations from strategy through implementation, adoption, governance, and value realization.
• Strong understanding of financial and business value drivers, including cost savings, working capital, supplier performance, margin, growth, cash, resilience, and enterprise performance.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, build alignment, advise senior leaders, and influence stakeholders across functions, business units, levels, and geographies without formal authority.
• Experience managing strategic initiatives, dependencies, risks, milestones, KPIs, dashboards, operating cadences, leadership reviews, and accountability mechanisms.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience designing and implementing organizational improvements, capability-building programs, playbooks, training, and new ways of working.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing strategy or transformation professionals and establish accountability for results.
• Intellectual curiosity and external orientation, with the ability to understand new business topics and translate market trends, technologies, benchmarks, and industry practices into relevant opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a top-tier or well-regarded consulting firm, ideally focused on procurement or supply chain strategy.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Familiarity with SAP, Ariba, Power BI, Tableau, AI, workflow automation, digital procurement, or similar enterprise technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, refinement, and operationalization of Procurement’s multiyear strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise, Supply Chain, business unit, and functional priorities.
• Translate Procurement’s vision and strategic priorities into roadmaps, initiatives, milestones, ownership, governance, and measures of success.
• Partner with the Chief Procurement Officer and Procurement Leadership Team to identify priorities, evaluate strategic choices, and align leadership around high-value opportunities.
• Monitor developments that may require changes to Procurement’s strategy, operating model, capabilities, or investment priorities.
• Lead strategic reviews and planning sessions, assess progress, resolve roadblocks, and maintain accountability for delivery.
• Keep the transformation portfolio focused on measurable value creation, capability advancement, operational rigor, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage.
• Connect Procurement’s strategic agenda to broader Supply Chain priorities.
• Lead or coordinate complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives across Procurement and other enterprise functions.
• Convert strategic opportunities into structured programs with defined scope, outcomes, governance, resources, milestones, risks, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate stakeholders to maintain alignment, resolve issues, and accelerate execution.
• Lead strategic analyses, business cases, organizational assessments, and operating-model design efforts.
• Support integration, organizational redesign, and enterprise transformation activities affecting Procurement strategy, capabilities, processes, technology, or supplier ecosystems.
• Ensure transformation programs connect strategy to implementation and deliver measurable, sustainable benefits.
• Establish governance and benefit-tracking approaches that clarify ownership, strengthen Finance validation, and prevent duplication or double counting of value.
• Apply change-management principles to build sponsorship, adoption, and sustained ways of working.
• Manage Procurement’s leadership operating cadence, including planning, leadership reviews, monthly and quarterly reviews, performance discussions, and executive updates.
• Manage performance of Procurement metrics, including governance, decision rights, accountability, and escalation mechanisms across strategic initiatives.
• Maintain an integrated view of functional priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and business outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement leaders on reporting and governance for cost savings, value creation, working capital, inflation, tariffs, strategic investments, and other performance measures.
• Synthesize financial, operational, supplier, market, and organizational information into insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Identify performance gaps, dependencies, and execution risks, and work with accountable leaders to establish recovery actions.
• Advise the Chief Procurement Officer and Procurement Leadership Team on strategic, financial, organizational, and transformation priorities.
• Develop narratives, recommendations, presentations, and decision materials for senior leadership and executive forums.
• Create alignment across Procurement leadership by connecting initiatives, surfacing interdependencies, and clarifying decisions, ownership, and actions.
• Partner with Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain, and functional leaders to support organizational priorities, leadership engagement, and change initiatives.
• Support Procurement talent and capability priorities, including organizational design, role clarity, leadership sessions, capability roadmaps, development programs, and succession-related discussions.
• Facilitate leadership workshops and strategy sessions that turn complex topics into decisions and executable actions.
• Represent Procurement’s strategy and transformation agenda in cross-functional forums and, where appropriate, with external partners, advisors, and industry organizations.
• Manage and develop direct reports, establish priorities, provide coaching, and ensure effective delivery of the Strategy & Transformation agenda.
• Identify supply-market trends, risks, and opportunities and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve category strategy effectiveness and execution rigor.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match.
• Flexible time off benefits, including half-day summer Fridays depending on location.
• Inclusive fertility and adoption benefits.
• Participation in Clorox incentive plans, subject to applicable plan terms and policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director