1600 - Director, Indirect Procurement- Corporate Services

LogicSource • Saint Louis, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

LogicSource is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at www.logicsource.com.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, procurement consulting, or outsourced procurement services.
• Proven experience owning category strategy and delivering results in a client-facing or advisory environment.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior-level stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and supporting high-value contract negotiations.
• Highly skilled in diplomacy, consensus-building, and cross-functional leadership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong commitment to client service and value creation.
• Polished communicator and presenter, both formally and informally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel-based financial analysis and PowerPoint presentations.
• Proven experience driving operational transformation and organizational change management.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment, and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining comfort overseeing execution details.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic category leader and advisor for assigned client and category or categories.
• Partner with client and functional leaders to understand business objectives, constraints, and priorities.
• Translate client goals into clear category strategies, value levers, and execution roadmaps.
• Own the development and ongoing management of category strategies, including market analysis, spend diagnostics, supplier landscape assessments, and risk considerations.
• Lead annual and multi-year category planning, defining initiatives, savings targets, timelines, and success metrics.
• Continuously refine category strategies based on market shifts, client needs, and performance results.
• Leverage a centralized COE to deliver sourcing events, negotiations, and contract execution on behalf of the client.
• Set strategic direction and priorities for COE resources, ensuring alignment to client objectives.
• Provide governance, decision support, and quality oversight throughout sourcing and contracting cycles.
• Support negotiation strategies, commercial objectives, and supplier positioning.
• Directly support complex, high-value, or highly sensitive negotiations.
• Review and support sourcing recommendations, supplier selections, and contract structures to ensure value realization and risk mitigation.
• Own category-level performance, including savings, value creation, service levels, and risk outcomes.
• Establish and track KPIs, ensuring transparent reporting and clear communication of results to clients.
• Proactively identify additional opportunities for value, optimization, and innovation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment across client procurement, finance, legal, and business teams.
• Engage strategically with key suppliers to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Promote consistent methodologies, tools, and best practices across client engagements.
• Contribute to the evolution of category management frameworks, playbooks, and intellectual capital.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Employer-funded HRA
• 401(k) match
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• AD&D
• Life insurance
• Fertility assistance
• Supplemental benefits for unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care
• Support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave
• Behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan
• Everyday support tools to help with mental health

What This Job Offers

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