Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain Growth

StevenDouglas; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

StevenDouglas is seeking a Director of Purchasing in Orlando to lead the creation and execution of a scalable purchasing function. The role reports to the CFO and offers the chance to shape strategy, build a growing team, and implement systems to support ongoing expansion.

The ideal candidate will drive supplier negotiations, inventory planning, and process improvements across ERP and Finance, with potential for future VP-level leadership as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Progressive purchasing or supply chain leadership experience in B2B wholesale distribution.
• Experience scaling a purchasing function during meaningful business growth.
• Experience introducing product lines, expanding supplier programs, and developing systems and team capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a purchasing strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Build scalable processes for supplier onboarding, new product launches, inventory planning, and replenishment.
• Negotiate pricing, rebates, payment terms, freight, and stocking programs with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Establish inventory policies balancing product availability with working capital, turns, and obsolescence risk.
• Collaborate with ERP and Finance to improve purchasing workflows, data integrity, reporting, and automation.
• Implement supplier scorecards and purchasing metrics and drive performance improvements.
• Lead and develop the purchasing team with clear roles and standard work.
• Support the integration of new categories, locations, and acquisitions as the business grows.
• Remain involved through implementation, testing, refinement, and ongoing operation of processes.

Skills

B2B wholesale distribution

Purchasing leadership

Forecasting & inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

StevenDouglas is seeking a Director of Purchasing in Orlando to lead the creation and execution of a scalable purchasing function. The role reports to the CFO and offers the chance to shape strategy, build a growing team, and implement systems to support ongoing expansion.

The ideal candidate will drive supplier negotiations, inventory planning, and process improvements across ERP and Finance, with potential for future VP-level leadership as the business scales.