Executive Director Global Procurement- Strategy and Delivery

About the role

Lead the development, refresh, and execution of the Global Procurement strategy, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities, business objectives, and the organization’s medium- and long-term ambitions.

Act as a senior advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer and Global Procurement Leadership Team on strategic priorities, transformation initiatives, and key business decisions affecting the global procurement function.

Drive cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives that elevate procurement’s role as a strategic partner, including sustainability, small business, and strategic supplier relationship management.

Translate strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps, governance, performance measures, and communications that enable execution across categories, regions, and business partners.

Lead a small, high-impact team responsible for strategic programs and enterprise initiatives, creating clarity, focus, and accountability while developing organizational capability for the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, refresh, and execution of the Global Procurement strategy, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities, business objectives, and the organization’s medium- and long-term ambitions.
• Act as a senior advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer and Global Procurement Leadership Team on strategic priorities, transformation initiatives, and key business decisions affecting the global procurement function.
• Drive cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives that elevate procurement’s role as a strategic partner, including sustainability, small business, and strategic supplier relationship management.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps, governance, performance measures, and communications that enable execution across categories, regions, and business partners.
• Lead a small, high-impact team responsible for strategic programs and enterprise initiatives, creating clarity, focus, and accountability while developing organizational capability for the future.

Requirements

Significant leadership experience within global procurement, supply management, operations, strategy, or related functions in a complex, multi-national organization; biopharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred.

Demonstrated the ability to operate credibly and effectively with senior executives, influence across functions, and lead high-visibility initiatives that require strong alignment, governance, and change management.

Have a proven success developing strategy and translating it into execution through roadmaps, operating models, performance management, and organization-wide communication.

Convey strong executive communication, strategic thinking, and organizational leadership skills, with the ability to create clarity and momentum in a dynamic environment.

Exhibit a high degree of integrity, judgment, and resilience, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and drive meaningful transformation.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; advanced degree and/or professional certification preferred.
• 20+ years of progressive experience demonstrating increased scope, strategic complexity, and leadership impact.

Skills

Deep knowledge of leading global procurement organizations, industry best practices, and external market trends—particularly within biopharmaceuticals.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits.

Pay

$255,000.00 - $424,900.00 annually

Schedule

On-site expectations for your role and location will be provided during the recruitment process.