Director of Procurement
About The Position
Spreetail is seeking a Director of Procurement to serve as the accountable leader for approximately $25M+ in annual addressable spend across eight fulfillment centers. The position leads end-to-end operational sourcing strategies for categories including packaging, pallets, corrugate, business services, and facility supplies, while driving commercial negotiations, savings initiatives, and vendor accountability. The Director leads on-site non-inventory hourly teams responsible for receiving, staging, and replenishing materials; designs inventory controls and lean kanban staging; and builds cross-functional alignment with Finance, Operations, and carrier partners. The role owns procurement systems and controls, including vendor onboarding, invoice reconciliation, and approval workflows, and provides monthly savings scorecard KPIs to executive leadership. Spreetail’s Work Your Way approach allows employees to choose where they work most effectively each week. The corporate team gathers in Lincoln quarterly for a week of collaboration, team building, community engagement, and an All-Hands meeting. Work Your Way eligibility is limited to applicants residing in the listed states. The role is identified as remote in the posting (#LI-Remote).
Requirements
- At least 7 years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience managing $25M+ in addressable spend within fulfillment, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain operations.
- Proven experience running competitive RFPs, negotiating complex commercial terms for pallets and corrugate, and executing closed-loop pallet return and regrade programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in business services procurement, vendor rationalization, contract redlining, and ongoing SLA performance governance.
- Experience integrating procurement volume requirements into an S&OP cadence to reduce stockouts and forecast variance.
- Hands-on leadership experience guiding, developing, and enabling distributed, on-site hourly teams across multiple operational facilities.
- Practical working knowledge of enterprise procure-to-pay tools and approval workflows, computerized maintenance management systems, and automated vendor setup and invoicing controls.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Medius procure-to-pay tools and approval workflows.
- Experience with Limble CMMS.
Responsibilities
- Own approximately $25M+ in annual addressable spend across all eight fulfillment center buildings.
- Lead strategic sourcing and commercial negotiations for operational categories, including pallets, corrugate, packaging, business services, and facility supplies.
- Lead the Q1 2027 pallet RFP with existing and potential partners to secure pallets and corrugate at the lowest total net cost.
- Establish S&OP-driven pallet demand forecasts and implement pallet return, regrade, and credit recovery programs with carrier partners.
- Lead distributed, on-site non-inventory hourly associates who receive, stage, and replenish materials.
- Design and implement lean kanban staging to reduce or eliminate fulfillment downtime.
- Negotiate master service agreements, consolidate redundant vendors, and enforce service-level performance across business services.
- Streamline standard ordering flows for facility supplies and maintenance purchases.
- Own procurement systems and controls, including vendor onboarding, invoice reconciliation, and approval routing workflows.
- Deliver monthly savings scorecard KPIs to executive leadership.
- Build cross-functional alignment across Finance, Operations, and carrier partners.
Benefits
- Generous vacation policy and a culture that encourages taking time off when needed.
- Paid time off for wedding week.
- Paid parental leave and support for parents of growing families.
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans with coast-to-coast coverage.
- Free telehealth and on-demand mental health resources.
- Annual milestone recognition with potential gifts, swag store credit, or donations to a nonprofit of the employee’s choice.
- Spreetail Spotlight Awards.
- Paid time off for community service and social-impact activities.
- Flexible work location through the Work Your Way approach, subject to state eligibility.
- Quarterly corporate-team gathering in Lincoln for collaboration, team building, community engagement, and an All-Hands meeting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
