Director of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Job Details

We are seeking an experienced Director of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement to lead enterprise-wide procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing strategy across a growing portfolio of operating businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide procurement and strategic sourcing strategy aligned with business growth and value-creation objectives.
• Lead category strategies across direct materials, equipment, parts, services, and indirect spend.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate spend and leverage enterprise purchasing power across multiple operating businesses.
• Lead complex supplier and vendor negotiations focused on cost savings, pricing, service levels, commercial terms, and supply continuity.
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with key manufacturers, OEMs, distributors, and supply partners.
• Establish preferred supplier programs, procurement policies, purchasing controls, and governance frameworks.
• Develop supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and formal vendor review processes.
• Drive measurable cost savings, margin improvement, and procurement efficiency initiatives.
• Analyze enterprise spend and purchasing patterns to identify sourcing, consolidation, and standardization opportunities.
• Optimize rebate, incentive, volume purchasing, and supplier program opportunities.
• Improve preferred-vendor compliance and reduce off-contract or non-standard purchasing.
• Partner with finance and operations to improve inventory performance, cash flow, and working capital.
• Evaluate equipment, product, and SKU standardization opportunities to reduce complexity and carrying costs.
• Manage supply chain and input-cost risks related to key materials, equipment, market pricing, tariffs, and supplier availability.
• Support acquisition integration by evaluating supplier agreements, identifying procurement synergies, and implementing enterprise purchasing strategies.
• Partner with business leaders across a decentralized organization to balance local operational needs with enterprise procurement objectives.
• Develop procurement dashboards and KPIs focused on savings, supplier performance, compliance, and category spend.
• Implement and optimize procurement systems, processes, workflows, and analytics.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on supplier markets, pricing pressures, procurement risks, and sourcing opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading enterprise-level sourcing or procurement initiatives.
• Proven experience negotiating complex, enterprise-level supplier and vendor agreements.
• Experience managing direct materials, equipment, parts, or other operationally critical spend categories.
• Strong experience partnering with OEMs, manufacturers, distributors, and strategic suppliers.
• Experience supporting a multi-site, multi-location, multi-business-unit, or decentralized organization.
• Advanced analytical, financial, contract negotiation, and supplier management skills.
• Experience managing supplier incentives, rebates, volume purchasing programs, or strategic purchasing agreements.
• Experience with procurement, ERP, spend analytics, or supplier management platforms.
• Must have procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience within one or more of the following industries: HVAC or HVAC distribution, Plumbing or plumbing distribution, Electrical services or electrical distribution, Mechanical services or mechanical contracting, Building or facilities services, Construction trades or specialty contracting, Equipment- or materials-intensive field services.