Global Procurement Director

ERM is at a pivotal point in the evolution of its global procurement function. As Global Procurement Director, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will play a critical leadership role in building, shaping, and scaling ERM’s global procurement capability while defining category strategy across a complex, global indirect and direct spend landscape—including field supplies, laboratories, travel, drilling services, and real estate.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

This role goes beyond traditional category management. You will establish the foundational structures of a global procurement function—including strategy, governance, operating model, analytics, and talent—while conducting rigorous internal and external analysis to assess total spend, prioritize sub‑categories, and determine where ERM should focus investment, governance, and transformation efforts.

From there, you will define category strategies and performance targets, and mobilize cross‑functional teams to execute at scale. This is a high‑impact role for a senior procurement leader who thrives in ambiguity and influence‑based environments—helping ERM unlock value, manage risk, and enable sustainable growth worldwide.

WHAT YOUR IMPACT WILL BE

In this role, you will:

• Build and embed ERM’s global procurement function, establishing category management disciplines, governance frameworks, analytics, and operating rhythms

• Conduct internal and external analysis across key indirect and direct categories—including field supplies, laboratories, travel, drilling, and real estate—assessing demand, spend, supplier capability, market dynamics, and risk

• Assess total global spend and prioritize sub‑categories based on value potential, operational criticality, maturity, and risk exposure

• Define and operationalize global category strategies and target setting, covering cost optimization, value creation, service levels, sustainability, and supplier performance

• Design scalable procurement processes and ways of working that enable consistent execution across regions and business units

• Ramp up and lead cross‑functional teams (Procurement, Finance, Operations, EHS, IT, HR, Legal, and Business Leaders) to drive adoption and execution

• Strengthen governance, analytics, and decision‑making discipline across the global procurement ecosystem

• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders by aligning procurement strategy to operational, commercial, and business priorities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing global procurement and category leadership team, building long‑term capability and succession

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and embed a global procurement operating model, including category strategy, governance, analytics, and stakeholder engagement

• Establish and implement global category strategies across indirect and direct procurement areas, including:

  • Field supplies

  • Laboratories

  • Travel

  • Drilling and field services

  • Real estate and facilities

• Conduct comprehensive spend diagnostics and sub‑category segmentation to identify consolidation, optimization, standardization, and transformation opportunities

• Lead internal stakeholder engagement and external market analysis to identify supplier options, innovation opportunities, and emerging risks

• Set strategic targets and KPIs for each category, including savings, value delivery, service levels, risk mitigation, sustainability, and compliance

• Lead end‑to‑end strategic sourcing initiatives (RFIs, RFPs, benchmarking, negotiations, and supplier selection)

• Create and embed supplier lifecycle governance, from onboarding through performance management and offboarding

• Oversee supplier risk, resilience, and compliance—particularly for operationally critical and field‑based categories

• Provide executive‑level reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership

• Build global procurement capability, including developing category leaders, standardizing tools and methodologies, and driving consistency across regions

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

REQUIRED

• Proven experience building, scaling, or transforming a global procurement function, including establishing category management, governance, analytics, and operating models

• Demonstrated experience leading global indirect and direct procurement across complex categories such as field supplies, laboratories, travel, drilling services, and