VP of Procurement

About the role

You will build and lead the procurement and sourcing organization, driving growth, optimizing product assortments, and fostering strong partnerships with our brands and suppliers company‑wide. Your expertise in category management, deep understanding of HVAC products, and collaborative spirit is instrumental in shaping the future of our HVAC platform and its supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Functional Leadership: Lead the procurement/sourcing function for the company, including all internal stakeholder and external vendor relationships.
• Optimization: Design, expand, and enhance the optimum sourcing and procurement organization, including centralization/regionalization of resources to drive synergies and speed of response; develop KPIs and benchmarking assessments to track and drive procurement performance.
• Sourcing: Execute sourcing projects identified in business plans, delivering total cost value creation and supply assurance; lead negotiations and contract development for key sourcing initiatives.
• Procurement Operations: Lead procure‑to‑pay processes and policies for the company, including systems and governance.
• Supplier Relationship / Performance Management: Identify, develop, and implement strategic relationships with key vendors.
• Inventory Planning and Management: Partner with the Operations team and brand leaders to ensure proper levels of inventory for overall cost optimization.
• Fleet Management: Develop process, procedures, and programs to implement across the platform for efficient fleet management.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Comprehensive understanding of procurement concepts, principles, and commodity management.
• Proven track record in strategic sourcing and spend channel strategy execution.
• Deep expertise in category management and strategic decision‑making in business planning.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner with brands and achieve short‑term and long‑term goals.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities across various time zones.
• Leadership experience building, mentoring, and scaling procurement or sourcing teams.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills with sound judgment on legal and compliance risk.
• Executive‑level communication and influence with senior stakeholders and leadership.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years of sourcing and procurement experience, including managing sourcing/procurement and strategic vendor relationships; distributed field services experience preferred.
• Experience across both direct and indirect categories, with ownership of approximately $100 M in spend annually.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, less‑structured, fast‑paced environment and act as a change agent.
• Proven track record of working with C‑suite and field operations professionals, building trusting relationships across the enterprise.
• Experience transforming operations from a less‑structured controls culture to a more standardized workflow environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or supply chain management; MBA a plus.
• Professional certification in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CPSM, CSCP) preferred.
• Fluency in MS Office Suite (especially Excel and Word) and experience using enterprise procurement or ERP systems.

Pay

$200,000 – $230,000 per year

Schedule

Exempt position; work hours determined based on business needs. Hybrid work environment with three days per week onsite at the Addison headquarters.