Procurement Director

Formica; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Formica Corporation is seeking a Procurement Director, North America, to lead commercial strategy and supplier management across approximately $130 million in direct and indirect spend. You will own sourcing, supplier selection, contracts, third-party purchasing, performance, and risk mitigation while partnering with Operations, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Legal.

This role requires strategic leadership of the NA procurement team, strong negotiation skills, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance, or a related field; MBA or professional certification is preferred.
• Progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, or operations experience, including complex negotiations and supplier leadership.
• Demonstrated results in savings delivery, contract management, supplier performance, and supply-risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, leadership, and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Manufacturing and raw-material category experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement and category strategies for North American direct and indirect spend.
• Lead, coach, and develop the North American procurement team, including goal setting, workload prioritization, performance management, talent development, and day-to-day team leadership.
• Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, service levels, obligations, renewals, and commercial protections.
• Deliver measurable savings and value through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, cost modeling, and supplier optimization.
• Own supplier identification, qualification, selection, onboarding, and governance within approved technical, quality, and supply requirements.
• Lead purchasing from third-party suppliers, including commercial terms, pricing accuracy, purchase-order governance, and issue escalation.
• Build procurement organizational capability by setting team priorities, strengthening sourcing discipline, developing talent, and driving accountability for savings, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder support.
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards, reviews, corrective actions, and escalation across cost, quality, delivery, and continuity.
• Strengthen critical-material resilience through qualified alternate sources and documented risk-mitigation plans.
• Lead commercial resolution of raw-material claims, including recovery, replacement supply, and supplier corrective action.
• Provide market intelligence, commodity cost models, PPV analysis, and inflation and savings forecasts.
• Partner with manufacturing and functional teams on supplier innovation, product launches, trials, and indirect categories.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier leadership

Cross-functional influencing

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance, or related field

MBA or professional certification preferred

Job description

Formica Corporation is seeking a Procurement Director, North America to lead commercial strategy and supplier management across approximately $130 million in direct and indirect spend. This role owns sourcing, supplier selection, commercial terms, contracts, third-party purchasing, performance, and supply-risk mitigation while partnering with Operations, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Legal.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and execute procurement and category strategies for North American direct and indirect spend.
• Lead, coach, and develop the North American procurement team, including goal setting, workload prioritization, performance management, talent development, and day-to-day team leadership.
• Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, service levels, obligations, renewals, and commercial protections.
• Deliver measurable savings and value through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, cost modeling, and supplier optimization.
• Own supplier identification, qualification, selection, onboarding, and governance within approved technical, quality, and supply requirements.
• Lead purchasing from third-party suppliers, including commercial terms, pricing accuracy, purchase-order governance, and issue escalation.
• Build procurement organizational capability by setting team priorities, strengthening sourcing discipline, developing talent, and driving accountability for savings, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder support.
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards, reviews, corrective actions, and escalation across cost, quality, delivery, and continuity.
• Strengthen critical-material resilience through qualified alternate sources and documented risk-mitigation plans.
• Lead commercial resolution of raw-material claims, including recovery, replacement supply, and supplier corrective action.
• Provide market intelligence, commodity cost models, PPV analysis, and inflation and savings forecasts.
• Partner with manufacturing and functional teams on supplier innovation, product launches, trials, and indirect categories.

Key Performance Indicators

• Realized savings and purchase-price variance versus approved baseline.
• Percentage of critical materials with a qualified, contract-ready alternate source.
• Incoming material defect PPM and repeat-issue rate.
• Inbound supplier OTIF and outbound OTIF affected by material availability.
• Contract compliance, supplier corrective-action closure, and claim recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance, or a related field; MBA or professional certification is preferred.
• Progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, or operations experience, including complex negotiations and supplier leadership.
• Demonstrated results in savings delivery, contract management, supplier performance, and supply-risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, leadership, and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Manufacturing and raw-material category experience is strongly preferred.

Employment Information

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and an exciting, challenging, and fast-paced work environment.

Formica Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Vets.

Only qualified individuals who meet the fundamental qualifications will be considered. Applications will be accepted for a minimum of three business days from the date of the initial posting.

Required

Bachelors or better.

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