Director, Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain

GILLIG; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GILLIG is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead the company’s operational procurement, material planning, and supplier management. You report to the Senior Director, Supply Chain and oversee three Buyer/Planner teams.

You will drive cost improvements, ensure material availability, and partner across engineering, operations, finance, and legal to align with production needs. The role emphasizes strategic supplier relationships, negotiations, and risk management while supporting budgeting and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive procurement, material planning, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of people-leadership experience, including leading managers or multi-layer teams.
• Demonstrated success leading operational procurement teams, supplier negotiations, contracts, and complex commercial decisions.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing, MRP, procurement, inventory, supplier performance, and supply-risk management processes.
• Ability to analyze financial, operational, and supplier data and translate insights into decisions and executive-level recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and partner effectively with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and senior leadership.
• Experience leading union-represented workforces and effectively managing labor relations within a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and conflict-resolution skills, with the judgment to manage high-impact escalations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using ERP/MRP systems; advanced Excel and data-visualization skills preferred.
• Experience with lean principles, formal continuous improvement, value engineering, or procurement transformation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Procurement team by establishing clear priorities, accountability, succession plans, and performance expectations.
• Develop and execute operational procurement and material-planning strategies aligned with production plans, objectives, supplier capabilities, and market conditions.
• Ensure materials, services, and supplies are available to support production while balancing continuity, quality, lead time, inventory, and total cost.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and serve as the executive escalation point for supplier issues.
• Lead major negotiations, supplier agreements, contracts, and cost-management initiatives, including value engineering and sustainable productivity actions.
• Establish procurement operating rhythms, dashboards, and supplier KPIs to monitor shortages, on-time delivery, cost, inventory exposure, and corrective actions.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks associated with supplier financial health, capacity, quality, sole-source dependencies, logistics, and geopolitical conditions.
• Oversee Inside Metal Fabrication operations, ensuring effective workforce planning, resource utilization, operational performance, and alignment with production, engineering, and supply chain objectives.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Production, Quality, Finance, Sales, Customer Care, and Legal to support new products, engineering changes, production requirements, and business priorities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, annual operating planning, and financial analysis for procurement-related cost, savings, and risk assumptions.
• Drive standardized processes, data quality, MRP discipline, and continuous improvement across procurement activities.
• Perform other duties and lead special initiatives as required.

Skills

People leadership

Procurement strategy

Supplier negotiations

MRP/ERP systems

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Job description

GILLIG is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead the company’s operational procurement, material planning, and supplier management. You report to the Senior Director, Supply Chain and oversee three Buyer/Planner teams.

You will drive cost improvements, ensure material availability, and partner across engineering, operations, finance, and legal to align with production needs. The role emphasizes strategic supplier relationships, negotiations, and risk management while supporting budgeting and