Global Procurement Strategy Lead & Sourcing Transformation

Sysco; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing to lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across a global DC network. Key focuses include cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and working capital optimization through digital transformation and data-driven decisions.

The role shapes supplier ecosystems, partners with demand planning, DC operations, finance, and commercial teams, and drives governance, transformation, and regional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• APICS/ASCM (e.g., CSCP), Lean, or Six Sigma certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead global procurement roadmap aligned with enterprise growth.
• Lead end-to-end global sourcing initiatives including market intelligence and negotiations.
• Develop multi-year category strategies focusing on TCO, resilience and sustainability.
• Partner with Demand Planning, Finance and Commercial to align with forecasts.
• Build and manage an SRM program with governance and performance metrics.

Skills

Global procurement strategy

Category management

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Change leadership

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance

MBA or advanced degree

APICS/ASCM (CSCP), Lean, Six Sigma certifications

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Tagetik

Job description

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing to lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across a global DC network. Key focuses include cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and working capital optimization through digital transformation and data-driven decisions.

The role shapes supplier ecosystems, partners with demand planning, DC operations, finance, and commercial teams, and drives governance, transformation, and regional