Director of Procurement and Sourcing

About the role

More than a decade ago, Ledge introduced America to the first-in pool chaise and modern design forward furniture for a more compelling outdoor living experience. Today the award-winning brand is recognized as the in-pool and poolside leader, adopted by discerning homeowners and five star resort and residential properties around the world. Our continued success is very much a consequence of our team members, the Ledge culture of collaboration and innovation, and our unwavering belief in the importance of design distinction in everything we do.

The Director of Sourcing & Procurement is responsible for developing and executing the company's global sourcing and procurement strategy for outdoor furniture and in-pool product categories. This role owns the complete supplier lifecycle—from identifying and developing innovative manufacturing partners to managing day-to-day purchasing operations, supplier communications, and purchase order execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a global sourcing strategy aligned with company growth, product roadmap, and cost objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic suppliers capable of supporting outdoor furniture and in-pool product categories.
• Build and maintain a diversified supplier base to mitigate risk, improve resiliency, and support long-term scalability.
• Continuously assess supplier performance across cost, quality, innovation, capacity, and delivery reliability.
• Develop long-term supplier partnerships that create competitive advantage through innovation, quality, responsiveness, and operational excellence.
• Own the company's procurement function, ensuring the timely and accurate execution of purchase orders supporting production, inventory, and new product launches.
• Lead the day-to-day purchasing process, including PO creation, order placement, supplier acknowledgments, production tracking, and delivery management.
• Monitor supplier commitments and proactively resolve issues that could impact production schedules or customer deliveries.
• Establish procurement processes, controls, and KPIs that improve purchasing efficiency, supplier responsiveness, and operational visibility.
• Partner with Finance to ensure purchasing activities align with budgets, payment terms, inventory objectives, and working capital goals.
• Identify and cultivate supplier partnerships that drive product innovation, new materials, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production scalability.
• Collaborate with suppliers early in the product development process to influence design for manufacturability and cost optimization.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Quality teams during the NPD process to ensure sourcing feasibility and supplier alignment.
• Lead negotiation of supplier agreements including pricing structures, payment terms, lead times, capacity commitments, and service levels.
• Implement strong supplier contracts that protect the company’s intellectual property, ensure quality standards, and manage risk.
• Establish long-term supplier partnerships that balance cost efficiency with strategic capability and innovation.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Procurement to ensure sourcing strategies support SIOP planning and capacity requirements.
• Establish supplier scorecards and performance metrics focused on quality, delivery, responsiveness, cost, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead regular business reviews with strategic suppliers to drive accountability and strengthen partnerships.
• Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance to ensure supplier performance supports company objectives.
• Support Operations through supplier capacity planning, production readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive cost optimization through strategic supplier selection, competitive sourcing, and value engineering opportunities.
• Evaluate geopolitical, logistical, and operational risks associated with supplier locations and manufacturing capabilities.
• Develop sourcing strategies that balance cost, innovation, quality, and supply continuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field required.
• 8+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership experience.
• Strong experience negotiating supplier contracts, pricing, and strategic partnerships.
• Experience supporting NPI initiatives and supplier onboarding.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience within manufacturing, consumer goods, or furniture industries preferred.
• ERP experience, preferably NetSuite, strongly preferred.

Qualifications

At Ledge, we value diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team in a positive and supportive work environment.