VP Procurement

Position Summary

The Vice President, Global Procurement is a senior enterprise leader accountable for defining and executing global procurement strategy across Direct Materials, Indirect Materials, and External Manufacturing for a $6B global consumer packaged goods company. This role owns the end-to-end procurement agenda, driving enterprise value creation, cost leadership, supply assurance, innovation, sustainability, and risk management across a highly complex global supply base. The VP serves as a key strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Finance, Legal, ESG, and Regional Leadership to enable both top-line growth and bottom-line performance.

Work Model

This is a hybrid role, requiring in-person attendance at our Ewing, NJ office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and remote work options on Mondays and Fridays.

Scope of Responsibility

• Global Spend Ownership: ~$1.5B+ across Direct Materials, Indirect Materials, and External Manufacturing

• Geographic Scope: North America, Europe, and Global Markets Group (GMG)

• Supplier Base: ~680 global suppliers

• Organization Size: 30+ professionals across regions

• Value Creation Accountability: Delivery of multi-year cost productivity, cash flow, and working capital targets, ensuring sustainable value creation rather than short-term savings

• Financial & Value Creation Leadership: Own delivery of multi-year cost productivity, cash flow, and working capital targets, ensuring sustainable value creation rather than short-term savings; Lead global commodity, pricing, and hedging strategies to manage volatility and protect enterprise margins; Partner with Finance to align procurement strategy to annual operating plans, long-range plans, and capital investments

• Supply Assurance, Risk & Resilience: Establish global risk management platforms for single-source, dual-source, and single-plant exposures; Lead enterprise response to supply disruptions, shortages, geopolitical risk, and market volatility, ensuring business continuity; Own governance related to supplier quality, capacity planning, contingency planning, and resiliency metrics

• Supplier Strategy, SRM & Innovation: Build and lead a best-in-class Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program that enables innovation, speed to market, quality, cost leadership, and ESG outcomes; Serve as executive sponsor for critical global suppliers, including Top-to-Top engagements and negotiations; Drive supplier-enabled innovation in partnership with R&D, Packaging, and External Manufacturing partners; Lead Supplier Diversity strategy and outcomes at the enterprise level

• External Manufacturing Leadership: Own strategic leadership of external manufacturing partners supporting international and GMG businesses; Define metrics, capacity planning approaches, and performance expectations for external manufacturing networks; Lead strategic evaluations of external vs. internal manufacturing, balancing financial, strategic, and risk considerations

• Organizational & Talent Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global procurement organization, building deep functional expertise and future leaders; Establish clear performance expectations, succession plans, and development pathways for senior leaders and emerging talent; Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion across regions

• Executive Collaboration & Influence: Partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Finance, Legal, ESG, and Regional Leadership to align strategies and execution; Represent Procurement in enterprise governance forums, executive reviews, and strategic initiatives; Provide market insight, commodity intelligence, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and executive committees

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, or related discipline required; MBA or advanced degree preferred

• Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in procurement, supply chain, or product supply within a global organization; 8+ years leading large, complex, global teams; Proven executive ownership of multi-billion-dollar spend portfolios; Deep experience in commodities, packaging, chemicals, petrochemicals, and external manufacturing; Demonstrated success in hedging strategies, risk management, and supply continuity leadership; Strong financial acumen with ability to influence P&L, cash flow, and margin outcomes

• Core Competencies: Enterprise-level strategic thinking and executive decision-making; Exceptional leadership presence with ability to influence C-suite and Boards; Global negotiation and contracting expertise; Supplier relationship management at scale; Change leadership and transformation experience; Data-driven decision making and business case development; Cultural agility and global sourcing expertise; Ability to lead decisively in high-pressure, high-ambiguity environments

• Technology & Systems: ERP / P2P systems (SAP, Oracle); Advanced analytics and reporting tools; Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Pay

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 – $350,000. This position is also eligible for a bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance

• Paid vacation and sick time

• Paid Parental Leave

• 401k retirement plan (with company match and profit-sharing)

• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About the Role

The Vice President, Global Procurement is a senior enterprise leader accountable for defining and executing global procurement strategy across Direct Materials, Indirect Materials, and External Manufacturing for a $6B global consumer packaged goods company. This role owns the end-to-end procurement agenda, driving enterprise value creation, cost leadership, supply assurance, innovation, sustainability, and risk management across a highly complex global supply base. The VP serves as a key strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Finance, Legal, ESG, and Regional Leadership to enable both top-line growth and bottom-line performance.