🚀 Vice President Procurement

Job Objective

We are looking for a strategic and experienced VP of Procurement to lead our procurement operations. This executive role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring cost-effective purchasing practices across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, supply chain management, and vendor negotiations, with a proven track record of driving efficiency and value in procurement functions.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position

• Collaborates with executive leadership to align sourcing strategy with overall company goals, driving long-term value and competitive advantage.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, quality, and supplier performance across direct and indirect categories.
• Establishes and nurtures strategic supplier partnerships to support innovation, sustainability, and supply assurance.
• Builds and leads a high-performing sourcing team, fostering professional development and succession planning.
• Oversees sourcing initiatives and negotiates complex contracts and agreements that deliver financial and operational value.
• Partners with internal stakeholders in operations, product development, finance, and legal to ensure sourcing initiatives support cross-functional needs.
• Defines sourcing policies, governance frameworks, and compliance protocols in alignment with corporate risk management standards.
• Drives continuous improvement in sourcing processes, systems, and analytics, including the use of digital procurement tools and dashboards.
• Leads efforts to assess supplier risk, implement contingency plans, and respond to supply chain disruptions.
• Monitors sourcing performance through KPIs and regularly reports on progress, savings, and strategic impact to senior leadership.
• Manages sourcing budgets and resource planning to support both current and future business needs.
• Collaborates with the executive team to develop and implement strategic plans that align with the company's vision and goals.
• Provides visionary leadership to drive growth and innovation.
• Identifies and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, and market expansions.
• Leads initiatives to enhance the company’s market presence and competitiveness.
• Provides strong leadership to department heads and teams.
• Fosters a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Identifies and assess risks to the company’s success.
• Implements effective risk management strategies.
• Drives a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Leads initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Builds and maintains relationships with key customers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Ensures high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 15+ years relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 10+ years of management experience.

Competencies

• Clear expertise as a strategic leader.
• Leads through other leaders by setting strategy and direction, while allowing other leaders to set tactical operations.
• Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations while preserving relationships.
• Focused on and responsible for the function’s productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Proficient using Microsoft Suite of products.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

Other Pertinent Job Information

Disclaimer: The information on this description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.