Vice President, Procurement

Job Responsibilities

• Develop & execute a comprehensive enterprise procurement strategy that fuels growth, profitability, and supply continuity across manufacturing & distribution
• Lead strategic sourcing across direct materials, indirect spend, logistics, equipment, services & capital expenditures to drive down total cost of ownership
• Own global sourcing & trade compliance for hardware & distribution categories, including HTS classification, duty/tariff strategy, anti-dumping exposure, and CBP/BIS/OFAC adherence
• Manage duty mitigation strategies (foreign trade zones, tariff engineering, supplier diversification) & navigate evolving trade policy, including Section 232/301 dynamics
• Manage strategic supplier relationships & negotiate enterprise agreements, commercial terms, rebate structures & long-term partnerships at the executive level
• Build supplier risk programs, scorecards & dual/multi-sourcing strategies to protect continuity of supply
• Partner with Finance & Planning to improve working capital through inventory optimization & sourcing efficiencies
• Implement procurement technologies & spend analytics across multiple ERP environments (including SAP) to improve visibility & decision-making
• Build & lead a high-performing procurement organization, championing ethical sourcing, supplier diversity & sustainability along the way
• Define & own enterprise procurement KPIs: total landed cost, cost savings, supplier performance, inventory turns, working capital, freight/duty spend & compliance

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, or category management leadership, with significant time in vertically integrated, multi-site industrial or manufacturing environments
• Proven success leading enterprise procurement organizations within manufacturing, industrial products, building materials, or distribution
• Global sourcing experience across Asia, Europe & Mexico, with hands-on ownership of trade compliance, customs, tariffs/duties & international logistics
• A track record managing high-complexity, multi-category spend supporting 10,000+ SKUs
• Working knowledge of multiple ERP systems, including SAP, for spend analytics & supplier management
• Strong financial acumen with a demonstrated history of delivering measurable cost savings, margin improvement & working-capital gains
• Experience leading procurement transformation, category management programs & tech implementations
• A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field