Director, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

Jadex; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SKC Administration in Columbia, SC seeks a Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing to lead enterprise sourcing, supplier-management, and cost-improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations. The role oversees category strategy, negotiations, supplier performance, and supply-risk mitigation while aligning with executive leadership and finance.

The position requires building and guiding the purchasing team, partnering with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality and Finance to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish spend view by category, supplier and BU; set annual sourcing plan and savings targets.
• Lead RFQ/negotiations, supplier evaluations, bid analysis and supplier selection using total-cost-of-ownership.
• Develop supplier scorecards and conduct structured supplier business reviews with leadership.
• Drive cost-reduction and value-improvement initiatives through negotiation, value engineering and supply-base consolidation.
• Ensure ERP/MRP data accuracy and use it as the system of record for procurement activity.

Skills

Strategic procurement leadership

Negotiation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Epicor

Microsoft Excel

Spend analytics / BI tools

Job description

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Director, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

SKC Administration Full Time Senior Management Columbia, SC, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1094

Position Summary

The Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing is accountable for all company buying of $50+ million dollars and for transforming how the company buys. Develops and executes enterprise sourcing and supplier-management strategies that support Shakespeare Company manufacturing operations and turn spend into validated savings, margin and cash. This position leads category strategy, competitive sourcing, commercial negotiations, supplier performance management and supply-risk mitigation while ensuring material availability, quality, delivery and total-cost objectives are achieved. The role builds and leads the purchasing team and partners with executive leadership, Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality and Finance to improve supplier capability, reduce cost and working capital, and support new product introductions across the company’s business units.

Essential Functions

• Establish and maintain a single enterprise view of spend by category, supplier and business unit; set the annual sourcing plan and savings targets against that baseline and report results to executive leadership and Finance.
• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies for all commodities, materials, services and indirect spend, balancing cost, quality, delivery, capacity, technology and supply-continuity requirements.
• Lead requests for quotation and proposal, supplier evaluations, bid analysis, negotiations, supplier selection and commercial recommendations using a total-cost-of-ownership approach; personally lead strategic and high-value negotiations.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum order quantities, freight terms, tooling arrangements, capacity commitments and other commercial conditions, including long-term agreements and index-based pricing, within delegated authority.
• Identify, qualify and onboard suppliers in partnership with Quality, Engineering and Operations; rationalize and consolidate the supply base where it improves cost, quality and risk; maintain appropriate sourcing documentation and supplier records.
• Build and maintain supplier scorecards covering on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, lead time, cost performance and corrective-action closure; conduct structured supplier business reviews with supplier leadership.
• Lead and deliver annual cost-reduction and value-improvement initiatives through negotiation, resourcing, value analysis/value engineering, specification review, demand aggregation, supply-base consolidation and process improvement.
• Monitor material requirements, purchase commitments, supplier capacity and delivery risk; elevate constraints early and coordinate recovery plans that protect production and customer commitments.
• Develop contingency and mitigation plans for single-source materials, long-lead components, capacity constraints, tariff and commodity-price exposure and other supplier risks.
• Lead, coach and develop the Buyer/Planner and purchasing team, and partner with Operations to align sourcing actions with the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process, production schedules and inventory targets.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes by obtaining supplier quotations, validating lead times and capacity, coordinating samples or first articles, and establishing production-ready sources.
• Ensure accurate supplier, pricing, lead-time, order-policy and purchasing data is maintained in the ERP system; use the ERP/MRP system as the system of record for procurement activity.
• Analyze purchase price variance, inventory exposure, supplier performance and market conditions; provide clear recommendations and track and report realized savings against approved baselines.
• Establish procurement policy and governance, including approval limits, sourcing rules, contract standards and purchase price variance tracking, and drive compliance across all business units.
• Align supplier payment terms, order parameters (lead times, minimum/maximum levels, safety stock) and inventory policy with demand and cash objectives to reduce excess inventory and improve cash conversion.
• Present sourcing strategy, savings results and supply-risk updates to the executive team and ownership as required.
• Ensure sourcing and procurement activities comply with company policy and applicable customer, contractual, quality, export-control and regulatory requirements, including ITAR requirements where applicable.
• Perform other duties and support cross-functional business priorities as assigned.

Secondary Functions

• The ability to read and understand documents, specifications, contracts and business data and to perform mathematical calculations.
• The ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with employees, suppliers, customers and cross-functional partners.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.
• The ability to use sound judgment, exercise independent decision-making and handle confidential or commercially sensitive information appropriately.
• The ability to work in office, manufacturing, warehouse and supplier environments as business needs require.

Position Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations or a related field is preferred; an advanced degree is a plus; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive purchasing, procurement or strategic-sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 5 years in a leadership role, is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing $50+ million of annual spend and leading procurement transformation, supplier negotiations and cost programs that delivered measurable, Finance-validated cost, lead-time, service or working-capital improvements is required.
• Demonstrated experience building, leading and developing a purchasing team and influencing executive-level stakeholders is required.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, bills of material, purchasing parameters, production requirements and inventory-management principles is required; Epicor experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, pivot tables and business reporting, are required; experience with spend-analytics or business-intelligence tools is preferred.
• Experience supporting military, aerospace, telecommunications, composites, polymer processing or other regulated industrial manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience with supplier quality processes, new product introductions, long-lead materials and single-source risk mitigation is preferred.
• Institute for Supply Management CPSM or CPSD, or APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification, is preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or continuous-improvement training is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, leadership, organization, follow-through and cross-functional collaboration skills are required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Company management may assign other relevant, business-related duties.