Director, Marketing Procurement Strategy (Hybrid)

Confidential; Shelton (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead strategic sourcing and category management for a large marketing spend portfolio. The role focuses on developing and executing sourcing strategies, delivering measurable financial value, and strengthening supplier relationships.

You will build procurement as a strategic partner, establish governance, processes, and tools, and partner with Finance, FP&A, Legal, and Marketing to drive savings and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, or a related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a procurement leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience delivering realized savings and measurable financial value across significant and complex spend portfolios.
• Experience managing strategic sourcing initiatives across multiple marketing-related categories.
• Proven experience supporting or leading procurement transformation within an organization where procurement capabilities and processes are being established or significantly enhanced.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies across marketing spend categories.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract award recommendations.
• Develop and maintain multi-year category management strategies and roadmaps aligned with business priorities and financial objectives.
• Analyze spend, market data, supplier intelligence, and pricing benchmarks to identify and quantify sourcing opportunities.
• Own the marketing procurement savings pipeline from opportunity identification through contracting, implementation, and Finance validation.
• Develop Finance-grade reporting related to savings, cost avoidance, pipeline activity, execution status, and delivery confidence.
• Partner closely with Finance and FP&A to establish consistent savings tracking, measurement, and validation methodologies.
• Build trusted relationships with senior marketing and business stakeholders and ensure procurement strategies are aligned with operational and business objectives.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, balancing cost, quality, risk, service levels, and long-term partnership value.
• Lead supplier business reviews, performance management activities, and strategic supplier initiatives.
• Partner with procurement leadership to establish sourcing processes, templates, governance, policies, and standards for marketing procurement.
• Support the selection and implementation of procurement technology, including spend analytics, eSourcing, contract lifecycle management, and project tracking tools.
• Manage, mentor, and develop direct reports while promoting accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Work closely with Legal, Finance, FP&A, Marketing, and other senior business stakeholders to support enterprise procurement objectives.
• Present sourcing strategies, financial results, supplier recommendations, and procurement initiatives to senior leadership.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Spend analytics

Negotiation

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Contract management

Change management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/related field

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

eSourcing

Spend analytics

Contract lifecycle management

Project tracking tools

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead strategic sourcing and category management for a large marketing spend portfolio. The role focuses on developing and executing sourcing strategies, delivering measurable financial value, and strengthening supplier relationships.

You will build procurement as a strategic partner, establish governance, processes, and tools, and partner with Finance, FP&A, Legal, and Marketing to drive savings and performance.