Director of Procurement

Kleinfelder Inc•Boston, MA

9d•$188,807 - $315,073

About The Position

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive! The Director of Procurement is responsible for building and leading an enterprise-wide procurement function, focused primarily on corporate vendors, suppliers, and enterprise spend categories, with support to operational procurement activities as needed. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role is accountable for delivering measurable, realized cost savings, strengthening supplier performance, improving risk management, and increasing enterprise-wide spend discipline. This is a value‑creation role requiring a proven procurement leader with a demonstrated ability to translate sourcing activities into bottom-line financial results and scalable procurement capabilities.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive procurement or sourcing leadership experience, preferably within AEC or similar multi-location service organizations.
Demonstrated success building or transforming procurement functions required.
Proven record of delivering measurable, realized cost savings in decentralized organizations required.
Strong commercial, negotiation, and contract structuring skills.
Experience partnering closely with Finance and corporate functional leaders.
Bachelor’s degree required
Personable, low ego leader who builds trust across teams
Accountable with a strong ownership mindset and focus on results
Strategic builder with strong financial discipline
Trusted partner to the CFO and corporate leadership
Data-driven, execution-focused, and pragmatic
Strong communicator who drives adoption without bureaucracy

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and scale the procurement operating model, governance, policies, and delegation framework.
Establish procurement as a strategic, finance-aligned function with clear accountability and performance metrics.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing procurement organization.
Own sourcing strategy, contracting standards, and supplier programs for corporate and enterprise-wide vendors, including professional services, IT/SaaS, facilities, fleet, travel, and other indirect spend categories.
Establish preferred supplier programs, pricing frameworks, and governance models to optimize cost, service levels, and risk.
Support operational procurement needs as required, ensuring alignment with enterprise policies and commercial discipline.
Develop and execute category strategies across corporate spend categories.
Drive supplier consolidation, contract renegotiation, and demand management initiatives that deliver hard-dollar savings.
Leverage enterprise scale through national and regional sourcing strategies.
Establish and manage a corporate travel program, including preferred supplier agreements and travel policy governance.
Develop and optimize a corporate credit card program, including provider selection, controls, rebate optimization, and spend visibility.
Partner with Finance to ensure alignment with expense systems, reporting, and audit requirements.
Implement supplier performance management, scorecards, and governance processes.
Improve procure-to-pay processes, PO compliance, data quality, and cycle times in partnership with Finance and IT.
Standardize contract templates, SOWs, and commercial terms in collaboration with Legal and Risk.
Establish a CFO-aligned savings framework with clear baselines, approval, and realization tracking.
Ensure savings are reflected in budgets and financial reporting—not just negotiated pricing.
Provide regular executive and board-level reporting on savings, compliance, and supplier performance.