Head of Procurement – U.S. Operations & Strategy

Solaris Paper, Inc; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Solaris Paper Inc. seeks a senior procurement leader to drive sourcing excellence across three manufacturing sites and a four-person team. You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract negotiations to support growth and competitiveness.

You will collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, and Quality to deliver cost savings while maintaining quality and supply continuity across California, Oklahoma, and Virginia facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• 10+ years procurement/sourcing or supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• Minimum 5 years leadership experience managing procurement teams.
• Proven success in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier development, and contract negotiation.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and problem solving.
• Experience in matrix organizations with global stakeholders.
• Certifications in procurement are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement strategies across direct and indirect spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, RFx, negotiations, and contract management.
• Manage supplier relationships with governance, scorecards, and reviews.
• Drive cost savings, value engineering, and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Develop risk mitigation to ensure supply continuity and supplier resilience.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support operations and growth.
• Lead procurement governance, qualification, and contract administration.
• Build and mentor a high-performing procurement team across sites.
• Utilize market intelligence and analytics to improve procurement decisions.
• Support procurement transformation and process improvements.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Supplier relationship mgmt

Leadership

Cost optimization

Procurement analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Supply chain excellence

Education

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

Tools

CPSM/CPM/CIPS

Job description

Solaris Paper Inc. seeks a senior procurement leader to drive sourcing excellence across three manufacturing sites and a four-person team. You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract negotiations to support growth and competitiveness.

You will collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, and Quality to deliver cost savings while maintaining quality and supply continuity across California, Oklahoma, and Virginia facilities.