Executive Director Global Supplier Management

ELC Beauty LLC•New York, NY

45d•$158,000 - $273,000

About The Position

The Executive Director, Global Supplier Management, is a global strategy and operations leader responsible for governing enterprise value creation initiatives for procured goods and services. The role advances the Procurement strategy’s savings pillar by leading creative design and value thinking across brands and categories, cross-functional program management, enterprise savings platforms, standardized value-creation practices, analytics, and management reporting. It also helps protect and support growth during challenging global economic and business conditions. The position provides enterprise procurement and finance leadership for an integrated digital, data, analytics, and AI portfolio across the source-to-pay ecosystem. In partnership with Global Supplier Management, IT, Finance, and business leaders, the role aligns stakeholders on a shared digital roadmap, governance, and investment priorities. It connects processes, data, analytics, and technology, and drives adoption and continuous improvement to modernize procurement ways of working and deliver scalable value, data-informed decisions, and a simplified user experience. The role works with senior and mid-level leaders, internal stakeholders, and external partners across areas such as Value Chain, Finance, R&D, Legal, IT, Procurement, and the external supply base. It leads value creation and realization, cost savings, commercial negotiations, and continuous process improvement. Responsibilities also include procurement data and analytics strategy, reporting and visualization capabilities, procurement technology and AI portfolio leadership, and development of Source-to-Pay AI capabilities.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Business Management, Industrial Engineering, or Data Science.
At least 15 years of experience working for a Fortune 500 company or business consulting firm in procurement, value creation, cost analysis, source-to-pay processes, procurement technologies, data, and analytics.
Demonstrated ability to develop and lead strategy and deploy strategic initiatives.
Experience leading project teams through all phases of programs and maintaining disciplined process practices.
Strong background in sourcing, procurement, payable processes, source-to-pay transformation and business change management, and shared services development within large multinational companies.
Deep knowledge of SAP ERP, Ariba, Coupa, or other procurement systems, including digitalization design through deployment.
Business design experience with automation, workflow, machine learning, and AI.
Strong analytical capabilities, industry and market analysis, and in-depth company research.
Strong interpersonal and executive communication skills, with the ability to promote transparency and influence across organizational levels.
Ability to apply innovation techniques, such as design thinking, to business goals.
Experience with governance and delivery of cross-functional services in multinational environments, including internal and external or outsourced teams.
Expertise in managing internal customer relationships, resistance, and cross-cultural change initiatives.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively while driving transformation initiatives.
Leadership skills in developing high-performance teams and fostering talent.
Adaptability in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and ability to manage multiple projects.
Detail-oriented, process-driven approach to organizational and process optimization.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBA in Finance or Business Management.
Familiarity with spend analytics and project platforms such as GEP Smart or SpendHQ.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Chief Procurement Officer, Global Supplier Management leadership, Strategy and Operations leadership, and business leaders to develop procurement capabilities and deliver value creation and realization.
Guide business leaders in executing initiatives that improve total cost or increase organizational value, and enable adoption of value management practices for discovery, realization, and optimization.
Structure and facilitate upstream ideation, including creative ideation workshops, and build engagement with Brand and Function teams to define requirements and shape feasible programs.
Coordinate Global Supplier Management, Brands, Packaging, R&D, Engineering, other Value Chain teams, and suppliers to achieve downstream value realization and establish a single source of data-driven truth.
Oversee project management using enterprise digital value creation and savings platforms to track key milestones.
Mediate project roadblocks with teams and leaders, including governance of timelines.
Deliver management reporting, including the CPO scorecard, brand and category scorecards, functional scorecards, and global value creation reviews.
Lead management of procured cost of goods, OPEX, Capex, and PPV savings, including annual cost-standard budget program management, monthly PPV operations and management, and brand budget updates.
Govern global sourcing value creation and sourcing recommendation committee portfolios, and collaborate with Finance and Global Supplier Management leadership to validate financial results.
Develop capabilities in process design, supporting technologies, policies, and best practices; refine and apply standard and innovative approaches, tools, methodologies, and industry-specific content.
Define and lead the enterprise procurement data and analytics strategy, including a scalable framework for data sourcing, capture, architecture, governance, and quality standards.
Own the procurement analytics and data visualization ecosystem, setting its vision and operating model to provide actionable insights, support decisions, and drive measurable business value.
Partner with IT, Enterprise Business Services, Finance, and Global Supplier Management leadership to modernize and continually enhance data, analytics, and reporting capabilities.
Lead the global procurement technology and AI portfolio, including prioritization, investment alignment, and program execution.
Develop and scale Procurement and Source-to-Pay AI capabilities, incorporating advanced analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights into core processes with global process owners and cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

Highly competitive bonus program, with the possibility of overachievement based on performance and company results.
Participation in the share incentive plan.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Wellness and family support programs.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement savings plans.
Paid leave programs.
Education-related programs.
Paid holidays and vacation time.
Other benefits, many of which are subsidized or fully paid by the company.