North America Indirect Procurement Director

Suez Water Technologies & Solutions; Glen Allen (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with matching

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia Water Tech is seeking a Director of Indirect Procurement for the North America region to lead a Category Management team overseeing +$350M across MRO, Facilities, Maintenance, and CAPEX. The role partners with Global Category Managers, stakeholders, and business leaders to deploy regional strategies and drive cost-out initiatives.

The candidate will influence senior management, manage contracts and supplier performance, and build sustainable procurement strategies while reporting to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or similar field.
• 10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or supply chain.
• 5 years of indirect procurement experience in manufacturing operations including MRO, Facilities, Maintenance, CAPEX.
• Annual spend managed above $150M.
• 5 years of experience leading procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Category Management Team for Capex, Facilities, Services, Maintenance, and Operations.
• Lead Indirect Procurement for North America and collaborate with senior regional leadership.
• Hire, develop and monitor performance of direct reports.
• Develop strategic sourcing for top spend areas and optimize supplier utilization.
• Drive spend management actions and budget integration to influence purchasing behavior.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for NAM in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Perform market research to build expertise in core categories such as CAPEX, MRO, Facility Services, Energy.
• Provide direction to other categories under Global Category Management and align with regional priorities.
• Negotiate contracts to secure favorable terms and pricing.
• Implement supplier relationship management and lead business reviews to monitor KPIs.
• Lead regional sourcing projects with cross-functional teams.
• Build relationships with Finance, Operations, R&D, HR, Legal, Real Estate to align requirements.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Procurement Leadership

Contract Management

Data Analysis

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Engineering

Master's degree or CPM/CPSM/PMP certification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Veolia Water Tech is seeking a Director of Indirect Procurement for the North America region to lead a Category Management team overseeing +$350M across MRO, Facilities, Maintenance, and CAPEX. The role partners with Global Category Managers, stakeholders, and business leaders to deploy regional strategies and drive cost-out initiatives.

The candidate will influence senior management, manage contracts and supplier performance, and build sustainable procurement strategies while reporting to the