Procurement Director

About the Role

At Danfoss, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of procurement across North America. As Procurement Director, you will lead a high-impact organization responsible for sourcing, supplier quality, category management, new product development procurement, and procurement operations. Your leadership will help ensure supply continuity, drive business growth, and strengthen our competitive position in a rapidly evolving global market. This is a unique opportunity to influence strategy, build high-performing teams, and advance procurement excellence across multiple manufacturing sites.

You will work closely with leaders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial functions to create long-term value through innovation, resilience, and operational efficiency. If you're passionate about developing people, improving processes, and building strong supplier partnerships, we invite you to help shape the next chapter of procurement at Danfoss.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the North America procurement strategy, aligning sourcing, supplier management, and procurement operations with business objectives and growth priorities.
• Drive procurement excellence through category management, cost productivity initiatives, supplier development, and strategic sourcing programs that improve quality, delivery, cost, and innovation.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to support new product development, ensuring supplier readiness, supply continuity, and successful product launches.
• Advance digital procurement capabilities, including automation, analytics, process standardization, and performance dashboards that enable data-driven decisions.
• Strengthen supply chain resilience by managing supplier risk, supporting ESG and compliance initiatives, and developing sourcing strategies that mitigate geopolitical and market disruptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
• Highly experienced leadership in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
• Extensive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement operations, supplier relationship management, and global supply networks.
• Proven success leading organizational transformation, developing procurement capabilities, and delivering measurable business results through change leadership.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience balancing cost, quality, delivery, risk, and working capital objectives.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, professional certifications such as CPSM, C.P.M., CSCP, APICS, or ISM.
• Experience with industrial manufacturing, supplier quality, ESG requirements, trade compliance, or digital procurement transformation.

Benefits

• Promotion from within and support for learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• Flexibility, autonomy, and support to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected and valued.
• 401(K) access, annual bonus, paid vacation, and insurance (varies by country and contract).

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $145,000-$185,000 + bonus + benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.