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Director of Procurement - Strategic Sourcing (Direct Materials)

BD · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 1 mo ago
On-sitePurchasing$192k–$307k/yrFull-time

Role Description

The Director of Procurement - Strategic Sourcing (Direct Materials) leads global category strategies and teams across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia for direct materials categories representing $1B+ in annual spend. This role delivers measurable outcomes in quality, service, total cost, supply continuity, innovation, and responsible sourcing.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

  • Lead, coach, and develop team members; build capability and succession depth (20%)

  • Translate business and stakeholder needs into aligned category strategies and execute across geographies, business units, and key partners (25%)

  • Lead value-based Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): supplier segmentation/stratification, performance management, joint business planning, and a steady cadence of continuous improvement with cross-functional implementation (40%)

  • Partner with stakeholders (Engineering, Finance, Quality, Operations, and BU Procurement leaders) to advance scalable processes, standards, analytics, and automation that strengthen procurement operational excellence (15%)

Sphere of Influence

  • Holds year-over-year financial accountability for productivity and value delivery (100%)

KSA Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

  • Procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management experience in manufacturing and/or services environments (100%)
  • Understanding of supply markets and macroeconomic factors relevant to the category scope, and ability to translate them into sourcing strategies (100%)
  • Cost management practices and total cost of ownership mindset (100%)
  • Supplier value management, supplier development, and continuous improvement (100%)
  • Ability to build and sustain strong supplier and stakeholder relationships (100%)
  • Change leadership, innovation mindset, and growth mindset (100%)
  • Strategic agility, business acumen, and ability to manage complexity (100%)
  • Ability to influence and deliver results within a highly matrixed organization (100%)
  • Hiring and staffing for high-performing teams (100%)
  • Coaching, developing, and mentoring others (100%)
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort with data and quantitative models (100%)
  • Demonstrated ability to foster inclusive and diverse teams and environments (100%)

Education/Degree

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (100%)

MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred (100%)

Experience

  • 10+ years of professional experience in an internationally regulated manufacturing environment (100%)
  • 5+ years leading and developing professionals (100%)
  • Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across a broad set of categories (100%)
  • Exposure to categories in scope (Plastics, Rubber, Sterilization, Glass) preferred (100%)

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