Procurement Director (Metal, Aluminum)
About The Position
The Procurement Director for Metal (Aluminum) owns sourcing strategy for aluminum extrusions and billet across multiple business lines. The role is responsible for securing supply, managing price volatility, and partnering with producers, extruders, fabricators, and other suppliers. It leads a procurement team and works with business unit leaders while helping develop the supply chain function through the Supply Chain Center of Excellence and PMO. The Director builds and executes multi-year sourcing strategies balancing cost, supply continuity, quality, lead time, and innovation; negotiates contracts and conducts sourcing events; monitors commodity markets and supply risks; and manages supplier relationships and development. The role also aligns demand, specifications, and supply plans with business partners; develops procurement standards and governance; supports Source-to-Pay implementation; leads continuous improvement and CoE/PMO programs; and contributes to ESG initiatives and M&A diligence and integration.
Requirements
- 10+ years in strategic sourcing or category management, including 5+ years in aluminum or a closely related commodity.
- Experience with aluminum extrusion and billet, gained at a producer, extruder, or fabricator, or in a procurement role buying from them.
- Experience managing large-scale category spend and index-based or LME-linked pricing.
- Proven negotiation skills and experience with long-term supply agreements.
- Experience leading or developing procurement professionals.
- Experience with Source-to-Pay systems and supplier scorecarding.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across multiple business lines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Background at an extruder, primary or secondary aluminum producer, billet caster, or architectural aluminum fabricator.
- Background in architectural metals, storefront, curtainwall, fenestration, or building products.
- Experience with hedging or commodity risk management.
- MBA or supply chain certification (CPSM, CSCP).
Responsibilities
- Build and execute multi-year aluminum extrusion and billet sourcing strategies that balance cost, supply continuity, quality, lead time, and innovation.
- Negotiate contracts and conduct sourcing events with primary producers, secondary smelters and refiners, billet suppliers, extruders, fabricators, and distributors.
- Monitor index-based and LME-linked pricing, hedging, and supply risks, including regional premiums, tariffs, energy, scrap, and freight.
- Manage supplier relationships, including scorecards and executive business reviews.
- Drive supplier development, dual-sourcing, extrusion capacity, and regional footprint alignment.
- Coach and develop the metals procurement team and build supply chain skills in partnership with HR.
- Align aluminum demand, specifications, and supply plans with business unit leaders, engineering, and operations.
- Develop standards, policies, and governance; champion tools that bring consistency and scale; and support the Source-to-Pay rollout with IT.
- Lead Center of Excellence and PMO programs and turn data into insight.
- Drive continuous improvement across business lines with a business-enabler mindset.
- Support ESG goals, including recycled-content and low-carbon aluminum disclosures, and contribute to M&A diligence and integration.
Benefits
- Industry-competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee.
- PTO and holidays, including floating holidays employees can choose.
- Potential for annual raises and bonuses through a pay-for-performance culture.
- Training to equip employees with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
