Director - Purchasing, North America

Rehlko•Sheboygan, WI

22h

About The Position

The Director-Purchasing, North America is responsible for leadership of all procurement activities related to the North America purchasing function, including cost out leadership, supplier engagement, tariff mitigation, risk mitigation, sourcing and category strategies and cross-functional alignment. This critical role will manage close working relationship with all functional teams inside and outside of Rehlko to support procurement goals and objectives and direct and lead the implementation of strategies for efficient and cost-effective material solutions to deliver the maximum advantage to the business and customers. In addition to procurement leadership, the position oversees aftermarket (AMPS) purchasing and supports New Program Development (NPD) initiatives. As a senior leader, the Director is responsible for building high-performing teams, strengthening supplier relationships, and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide goals.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Materials Management or related field is required.
Minimum of 10 years professional work experience with 5 years purchasing work experience in global manufacturing companies with increasing responsibilities in a multi-site, multi-product, company is required.
At least 6 years managerial experience.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills expected.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s Degree in Business or a Technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary procurement leader for functional workstreams with responsibility for key performance metrics, including supply base cost project execution, tariff & risk mitigation priorities (tracking of footprint, negotiation and resourcing activities) and senior leadership status reporting.
Support Global Purchasing VP with PMO priorities, including SteerCo preparation, supply base escalation coordination, data management, presentation assistance and other tasks, as needed.
Continue key project momentum, including leading delivery of existing pipeline while driving incremental projects into the forecast to deliver material cost improvement.
Develop short- to long-term plans for key categories and supply strategies.
Link strategic plans to the Business Unit vision and growth plan and prioritize efforts to implement strategies.
Manage resources and resolve conflict over resource allocation and other critical issues across procurement and other functions.
Mediate highly complex and often conflicting issues involving multiple groups.
Responsible for recurring reporting while driving clear next steps to meet business plan deliverables.
Manage team and individual accountability to help meet goals.
Ensure compliance with Global Procurement policies and procedures, including supporting the Global Sourcing Council process and Global Category Teams.
Lead global aftermarket (AMPS) purchasing, driving continued excellence into this important business segment. Coordination with Direct/Indirect procurement teams required and primary engagement with AMPS leadership.
New Product Development (NPD) lead for global procurement. Ensure new program milestones and deliverables are met and leveraged across the enterprise for scale and synergy opportunities.