Director Global Procurement

Lean Six Search | Supply Chain Recruitment; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lean Six Search | Supply Chain Recruitment in Atlanta, GA seeks a Director of Global Procurement to build and lead a global procurement function across direct and indirect spend. The role drives sourcing strategy, negotiations, and supplier diversification with a focus on measurable savings.

The ideal candidate will have significant global procurement leadership experience in a complex manufacturing or chemicals-related environment, and a track record of developing talent and delivering value.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive global procurement leadership experience.
• Proven ability to build organizations, develop talent and deliver savings.
• Experience negotiating pricing, terms, and working capital improvements.
• Comfort with digital procurement tools and spend analytics.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a global procurement team across direct and indirect spend.
• Develop sourcing strategies for major raw materials and third-party manufacturing.
• Negotiate improved pricing and commercial terms.
• Extend payment terms to improve working capital.
• Strengthen supplier continuity and diversify the supplier base.
• Coach regional procurement teams and build dashboards for spend visibility.

Skills

Global procurement leadership

Team leadership

Negotiation

Spend analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

MBA or equivalent

Tools

SAP Ariba

Spend analytics tools

Job description

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH | Director of Global Procurement | Atlanta, GA

We're conducting a confidential retained search for a Director of Global Procurement with a global manufacturing organization.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to build and shape a global procurement function across direct spend, indirect spend, and procurement operations.

The mandate will include:

• Building and leading a global procurement team
• Developing sourcing strategies across major raw material categories and third-party manufacturing
• Negotiating improved pricing and commercial terms
• Extending payment terms and improving working capital
• Strengthening supplier continuity and diversifying the supply base
• Developing and coaching regional procurement teams
• Building dashboards, analytics, and spend visibility to identify and track savings opportunities

The role will have responsibility for approximately $500M in global addressable spend and will lead a team expected to grow to approximately 10-15 people.

We're looking for someone with significant global procurement leadership experience, ideally within a complex manufacturing or chemicals-related environment, who has a proven track record of building organizations, developing talent, leading negotiations, and delivering measurable savings.

Experience with digital procurement tools, spend analytics, and private equity-backed environments would be a plus.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build rather than inherit and have a direct impact on how a global organization manages its suppliers, spend, and procurement strategy.