Director of Purchasing

TERREPOWER•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Director of Purchasing will lead the company’s non-inventory procurement strategy for a remanufacturer of automotive headlights and wheels, with primary responsibility for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies, office supplies, and the consolidation of indirect purchasing across the business unit. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in indirect procurement within a manufacturing environment, including vendor consolidation, contract negotiation, spend visibility, and process standardization. This leader will partner with operations, maintenance, finance, and administrative teams to ensure critical supplies and services are available when needed, while reducing total cost, improving purchasing controls, and building a scalable non-inventory purchasing function that supports safe, efficient remanufacturing operations.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain leadership within a manufacturing, industrial, or multi-site operating environment.
Demonstrated experience managing indirect spend categories such as MRO supplies, office supplies, safety supplies, facilities-related purchases, and other non-inventory goods and services.
Proven success leading supplier consolidation, contract negotiations, cost reduction initiatives, and purchasing process standardization.
Strong leadership experience, including building, mentoring, and developing purchasing teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong analytical, financial, and systems skills, including experience with ERP systems, purchasing controls, spend analysis, and supplier performance reporting.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills, with the ability to balance strategic sourcing priorities and day-to-day operational needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, or a related field.
Experience in automotive manufacturing, remanufacturing, aftermarket, or industrial operations environments.
Background leading procurement transformation, centralized purchasing, or shared-services purchasing models across multiple sites or departments.
Experience sourcing maintenance-related services, capital support items, or plant support categories in addition to routine indirect materials.
Familiarity with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and cost-savings initiatives in a fast-paced production environment.
Professional certification such as CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, or similar procurement or supply chain credential.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a strategy for non-inventory purchasing across maintenance, repair, and operations supplies, office supplies, and other indirect spend categories.
Lead efforts to centralize and standardize purchasing practices across locations and departments to improve control, consistency, and cost performance.
Establish category plans, supplier standards, and purchasing policies that support the remanufacturing of automotive headlights and wheels.
Identify, qualify, negotiate with, and manage suppliers for MRO supplies, office supplies, packaging, safety items, janitorial supplies, and other non-inventory goods and services.
Drive supplier consolidation initiatives to reduce vendor count, leverage company spend, and improve service levels, pricing, and payment terms.
Monitor supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance with company requirements.
Analyze indirect spend across the business to identify savings opportunities, eliminate duplication, and improve purchasing visibility.
Negotiate contracts, blanket orders, and preferred supplier agreements that reduce total cost of ownership and improve supply continuity.
Partner with finance and business leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for non-inventory purchasing categories.
Work closely with maintenance, operations, production, quality, EH&S, and administrative teams to ensure timely availability of critical supplies and services.
Support plant and office stakeholders in defining requirements, standardizing specifications, and selecting best-fit vendors.
Promote disciplined purchasing practices that align with operational needs, inventory control objectives, and internal approval processes.
Improve procurement systems, workflows, and reporting tools to strengthen requisitioning, purchase order compliance, and spend analytics for indirect materials.
Develop KPIs and dashboards for supplier performance, savings realization, contract utilization, and purchasing cycle times.
Drive continuous improvement in non-inventory purchasing processes to support safe, efficient, and scalable business operations.