Vice President, Procurement Operations Excellence
The Role
As the Vice President of Procurement Operations Excellence, you won’t just drive procurement systems and processes; you will help build the engine that enables Legends to deliver world-class hospitality at the world's most iconic venues. You will serve as the enterprise leader responsible for designing, governing, optimizing, and enabling the end-to-end procurement operating model across Legends Global.
You will drive talent management including recruiting, performance management, coaching, and succession planning. You will foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation. You will be a trusted advisor to business unit leaders and SVP Procurement in support of driving procurement strategy and procurement operations excellence.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Build and lead a high-performing procurement operations excellence organization across governance, systems, data, analytics, and process excellence.
Partner with broader Procurement organization, Finance, IT, Operations, and venue-level teams to align priorities and drive value.
Lead the Procurement Operations Excellence organization and partner closely with Sourcing, Finance, IT, Operations, and venue-level teams to ensure that procurement delivers world-class customer experience, operational control, and business value.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree, MBA preferred.
15+ years in procurement or supply chain with proven success leading procurement operations or transformation and major technology implementation.
Expertise in source / procure-to-pay, eProcurement tools, inventory systems, and supplier management.
Strong understanding of procurement governance, policy development, and compliance.
Advanced proficiency with analytics platforms and data visualization.
Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
Proven track record leading sourcing and procurement across multiple spend categories, with particular emphasis on food and beverage.
Deep negotiation and contract management skills.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
Skills And Abilities
Passion for live entertainment, culinary innovation, and venue experience.
Strong experience with food and beverage inventory management and purchasing.
Energetic, collaborative leader with strong commercial and operational acumen.
Strategic thinker with a bias for execution and results.
Working Conditions
Location: Hybrid w/ travel as needed. Preferred locations – Dallas, TX, New York City, NY, Norwalk, CT (Corporate, US).
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation
Competitive salary range of $175,000 - $200,000 plus bonus potential, commensurate with experience and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.