Director of Global Indirect Sourcing
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Director of Global Indirect Sourcing overseeing sourcing strategies and procurement initiatives for multinational company. Managing complex indirect spend portfolios and enforcing compliance across global teams.
Responsibilities:
- Build and implement global category strategies across key indirect segments (e.g., MRO, logistics, facilities, utilities, IT/telecom, professional services, HR services, travel, marketing, CapEx services).
- Identify areas of synergy across sites and regions, and launch high-impact sourcing initiatives to achieve cost, compliance, and performance improvement targets.
- Drive long-term value creation by integrating TCO principles, demand management, supplier innovation, and market insights.
- Collect, segment, and analyze spend data from multiple ERP systems and regional data sources to build a unified global view of indirect spend.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive metrics packages covering spend, categories, suppliers, contracts, compliance, savings, inflation indices, and performance trends.
- Lead global and regional RFQs, RFPs, eSourcing events, and commercial analyses.
- Negotiate worldwide and regionally based agreements, ensuring best-in-class pricing, service levels, and contractual protections.
- Enforce adherence to negotiated agreements across all global business units and sites.
- Identify sustainability opportunities across indirect categories (energy efficiency, waste reduction, renewables, transportation emissions, circular sourcing).
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
- 10–15+ years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
- Proven track record managing large, complex, multinational indirect spend portfolios.
- High proficiency with data analytics, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft D365, etc.), and procurement platforms (Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, GEP, etc.).
- Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated success securing global or enterprise-wide agreements.
- Experience developing and presenting executive-level dashboards, business cases, and sourcing strategies.
- Familiarity with sustainability frameworks and ESG-related supply chain initiatives.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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