Global Strategic Procurement Director: Sourcing

Morningstar, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Stock ownership potential

Health benefits

Paid sabbatical

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer program

Flex stipend

Job summary

Morningstar, Inc. seeks a Director of Procurement within Corporate Services to drive enterprise-wide, high-impact sourcing strategies and lead complex negotiations with key suppliers.

The role reports to the Head of Global Procurement and requires strong data-driven analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder relationship building. The candidate will own category strategy across Professional Services, Travel, Contingent Workforce, and Facilities/CapEx, and will lead a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or JD preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing or commercial leadership experience.
• Strong negotiation experience with Master Agreements, SOWs, Change Orders, etc.
• Experience leading global strategic sourcing in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to collaborate with business partners to implement category strategies at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own category strategy and contract negotiations across multiple spend categories.
• Design data-driven sourcing strategies balancing cost, speed, quality and innovation.
• Lead supplier evaluations, negotiations and end-to-end contract management.
• Negotiate complex, global agreements focused on savings and value.
• Use analytics and automation to improve visibility and decision speed.
• Prepare RFQs/RFPs, evaluate proposals, and manage evaluation processes.
• Serve as trusted commercial advisor to senior leaders across HR, Finance and Legal.
• Align sourcing strategies to enterprise growth and margin goals.
• Develop team capabilities in category management and strategic sourcing processes.
• Define and implement process improvements to increase engagement and reduce cycle time.

Skills

Negotiation

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or JD preferred

Job description

Morningstar, Inc. seeks a Director of Procurement within Corporate Services to drive enterprise-wide, high-impact sourcing strategies and lead complex negotiations with key suppliers.

The role reports to the Head of Global Procurement and requires strong data-driven analytics, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder relationship building. The candidate will own category strategy across Professional Services, Travel, Contingent Workforce, and Facilities/CapEx, and will lead a