Sr Director of Commodity Management

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies across MRO, maintenance services, chemicals, environmental services, engineering services, equipment, and capital projects
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and supplier transitions
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, risk mitigation, and process improvements
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and hold vendors accountable for cost, quality, safety, compliance, and service performance
• Design and standardize procurement processes, policies, governance structures, and best practices
• Possess strong indirect procurement experience, including MRO, maintenance services, environmental services, engineering services, and capital project support
• Leverage spend analysis and performance reporting to identify opportunities and drive corrective actions
• Prepare executive-level presentations, business cases, and procurement performance reports
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and change management efforts across the organization
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity managers and sourcing professionals
• Influence senior stakeholders and build alignment across a decentralized operating environment

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or related field (MBA preferred)
• 20+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or commercial management experience
• 10+ years of commodity management, category management, or strategic sourcing leadership experience
• 10+ years of people management experience leading managers or senior procurement professionals
• Strong indirect procurement experience, including MRO, maintenance services, environmental services, engineering services, and capital project support
• Proven ability to drive strategic sourcing initiatives and deliver measurable cost savings
• Experience designing and implementing procurement processes, governance frameworks, and operating models
• Strong financial acumen, spend analysis, budgeting, and savings tracking experience
• Experience within utilities, power generation, energy, environmental services, chemicals, oil & gas, or other heavy industrial environments preferred
• ERP experience required (Oracle/NetSuite preferred)
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills