Director of Procurement

Czarnowski Collective • Mableton, GA

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About The Position

Czarnowski is one of four studios of the Czarnowski Collective, combining operations, strategy, design, and fabrication to create exhibits and events. The Director of Procurement helps execute the Company’s procurement strategy in conjunction with the Chief Operating Officer and manages day-to-day purchasing operations across sites, including category plans, supplier relationships, procurement systems, and the purchasing team. The role supports Production and Commercial operations and reports to the Chief Operating Officer (or another executive designated by the Company), with a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Financial Officer for spend reporting, savings validation, and policy compliance.

The Director is responsible for operating within Czarnowski’s standard operating procedures, supporting other functions in following them, and escalating exceptions to the COO for prompt resolution. The role develops category strategies and supplier economics; improves demand planning, specifications, and total cost; manages procure-to-pay processes, controls, and procurement systems; delivers spend and supplier reporting; and supervises and develops the purchasing team across sites. Regular travel to fabrication sites and key supplier locations is expected, approximately 20%.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, including supervisory experience.
• Experience implementing process, technology, and category-management improvements.
• Strong services and subcontract sourcing background, such as general contracting, logistics, technology, or technical services.
• Experience in a multi-site, project-based, or make-to-order environment with fixed delivery dates.
• Hands-on experience with procurement modules within a major ERP.
• Ability to present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Willingness to travel regularly to fabrication sites and key supplier locations, approximately 20%.
• Ability to build a spend taxonomy, classify spend, and defend classifications to Finance and the business.
• Ability to maintain control standards with senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations experience.
• MBA or CPSM/CPM certification.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or value-creation environment.
• Multi-entity or post-acquisition integration experience.
• Experience bringing procurement upstream into estimating, design, or product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and manage COO-approved category plans across major spend areas, including exhibit materials and fabrication, technology, logistics, and corporate services.
• Negotiate multi-year supplier agreements covering pricing, service levels, delivery performance, and commercial terms within Delegation of Authority limits.
• Prepare and manage contract administration and renewals in conjunction with Legal.
• Build a tiered supplier base with regional depth and capacity to meet show schedules.
• Establish supplier scorecards for price, quality, on-time delivery, capacity, and responsiveness.
• Establish savings baselines with Finance and report realized savings in a Finance-validated manner, distinguishing price, demand, and mix effects.
• Review specifications, substitutions, standardization, and whether purchases are needed before negotiating costs.
• Build a cost and parameter library to provide Sales, Design, and Operations with early cost visibility.
• Prepare forecasts and recommend bulk purchasing positions when justified by volume and seasonality; otherwise consolidate shipping and receiving.
• Work with Field Services and Project Management to align purchasing with the Spend Management Policy and purchasing processes.
• Ensure stock materials are purchased to inventory rather than to projects, and establish expectations for allocating inventory to projects.
• Manage procure-to-pay processes and compliance with purchasing policy and approval authority established by the COO and CFO.
• Administer the COO- and CFO-approved Spend Management Policy across the Collective, including competitive sourcing minimums, segregation of duties, supplier onboarding, and risk tiering.
• Lead procurement technology within the ERP environment in partnership with IT and the implementation partner.
• Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and master data.
• Assess supplier risk, qualification, and business continuity across the supply base.
• Partner with Finance on project cost performance and identify the drivers behind variances.
• Improve commercial terms and working capital performance in partnership with Finance.
• Provide clear, consistent reporting on spend, savings, and supplier performance to the COO and Finance.
• Supervise the purchasing team across sites and establish a consistent standard for purchasing.
• Train the purchasing team on policy, systems, and sourcing fundamentals, and support their professional development.
• Operate within company standard operating procedures, support other functions in adhering to them, and escalate exceptions to the COO.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective within 30 days or less of the start date.
• 401(k) matching with no vesting period; employees are fully vested on day one.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible work environment.
• Collaborative work environment.

What This Job Offers

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