Director, Strategic Procurement- Supply Chain

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Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

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Purpose of Role

The Director, Strategic Procurement – Supply Chain will own sourcing strategy and supplier management globally across our logistics and distribution network including all modes of transportation (parcel/ocean/air/ground), 3PL, distribution center operations spend (packaging/CapEx/temporary labor), freight (ocean/air/ground).  This role partners with Supply Chain, Distribution, and Operations leadership to translate network needs into sourcing strategy, negotiate high-value logistics contracts, and build a resilient, cost-efficient supplier base while building and developing a team of category managers.

Your Impact

Category & Network Sourcing Strategy

• Owns multi-year category strategies and annual sourcing plans aligned to network design, service requirements, cost objectives, risk management, and business growth priorities.
• Develop and lead sourcing strategies across supply chain categories — regional transportation (Parcel/LTL/TL/intermodal), global transportation (ocean and air freight), international 3PL-operated distribution centers.
• Conduct market research, rate benchmarking, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling across freight modes and geographies

Supplier, Carrier & 3PL/4PL Management

• Establish and manage strategic relationships with all category partners
• Define supplier/carrier segmentation, and contribute to regular business reviews to drive service reliability and continuous improvement
• Lead supplier development activities and cross-functional review meetings to unlock further cost reduction and innovation

Negotiation & Contracting

• Lead high-value, complex negotiations across the category.
• In partnership with Finance, apply TCO-based analysis and varied negotiation tactics to optimize rate, service level, flexibility, and capacity commitments.
• Partner with Legal on contract structure, SLAs, operational KPIs, liability provisions, capacity commitments, fuel/accessorial terms, and performance remedies for transportation, warehousing, and logistics services.

Cost Savings, Resilience & Risk Management

• Own, deliver, and report against annual cost savings and value creation targets across the logistics/distribution portfolio
• Analyze cost drivers (fuel, capacity, labor, mode mix) and build multi-sourcing and contingency strategies to mitigate network risks
• Support scenario planning and reaction to disruptions — capacity constraints, geopolitical events, port/carrier issues — ensuring contract flexibility
• Build and present business cases for network changes, mode shifts, and partner selection to senior stakeholders

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of category managers and sourcing professionals.
• Set clear priorities, define roles and deliverables, build capability, and create a culture of accountability, partnership, continuous improvement, and measurable business impact.
• Define tasks and activities of staff, clearly describing deliverables, roles, and responsibilities for staff members.
• Oversees operational controls to monitor performance and maximize the return on manpower investment. Measures project progress against plan.
• Foster a culture of partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement across a global/regional team structure

Stakeholder Man