Director of Procurement

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About The Position

As the Director of Procurement, you will set and lead the enterprise procurement strategy across three North American sites, ensuring continuity of supply, optimized total cost, and strong supplier performance to support production and growth. You will serve as the senior procurement leader and strategic partner to Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and Contracts—establishing governance, policies, and controls for sourcing, contracting, and procure-to-pay. You will lead and develop a high-performing team and build a resilient supplier ecosystem through category strategies, negotiation excellence, risk management, and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive procurement/supply chain experience, including senior leadership accountability in a manufacturing environment; multi-site leadership strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success building and executing category strategies, leading strategic sourcing events, and delivering sustainable cost savings and supply assurance for direct materials/commodities.
• Proven experience leading procurement transformation and process optimization (e.g., governance, operating model, digital tools adoption, KPI discipline, and change management).
• Strong business and financial acumen (total cost of ownership, cost breakdown analysis, budgeting/forecasting partnership, working capital/inventory trade-offs).
• Working knowledge of contracting fundamentals and supplier risk management; experience partnering with Legal, Quality, and Engineering to manage risk and performance.
• Proficiency with SAP (ECC or S/4HANA), Ariba, and analytics/reporting tools; ability to define requirements and drive adoption across stakeholders.
• Ability to travel 15–20%.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Basic math skills required.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications (CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, APICS) highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Procurement Strategy & Governance: Define and execute multi-site procurement strategy aligned to business objectives; establish policies, approval authorities, sourcing standards, and supplier governance to ensure compliance and internal controls.
• Category Management & Total Cost Leadership: Lead category strategies for key commodities and services (direct and indirect as applicable), delivering sustainable cost-out, value engineering opportunities, and working capital improvements.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Build and maintain executive-level supplier partnerships; implement performance scorecards, QBRs, and corrective action plans to improve quality, delivery, innovation, and responsiveness.
• Contracting & Negotiation: Provide leadership for negotiations and contracting approach; partner with Legal on contract terms, risk allocation, and dispute resolution; ensure consistent contract lifecycle management.
• Supply Risk & Resilience: Proactively assess and mitigate supply, financial, geopolitical, and capacity risks; develop dual sourcing/alternate sourcing strategies and supplier continuity plans for critical materials.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead alignment with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Finance on supplier selection, supplier development, inventory strategy, and new product introduction to meet customer requirements.
• Spend Analytics, KPIs & Performance Management: Own procurement operating cadence, KPI framework, and reporting for spend, savings (hard/soft), PPV, supplier OTIF, and contract compliance; translate insights into action.
• Procure-to-Pay Enablement & Master Data Governance: Ensure strong end-to-end P2P processes, controls, and master data quality; drive adoption and continuous improvement for SAP/Ariba workflows and related tools.
• People Leadership & Talent Development: Build organizational capability through hiring, coaching, and development; set clear expectations and accountability; create succession plans and a culture of continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

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