Procurement Director - II (Associate)

AppleOne Employment Services; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Director of Global Indirect Procurement in New Jersey to lead a multi-year portfolio of procurement optimization and transformation initiatives, partnering with North America leaders to drive growth, efficiency, and supplier innovation.

The role requires strong negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on delivering measurable business value across indirect spend categories in a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Strong procurement business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing initiatives and procurement projects.
• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and contract management skills.
• Excellent project management and execution capabilities.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Resourceful, innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to work effectively within a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic procurement partner to North America business leaders.
• Align procurement priorities with business growth, transformation, and operational objectives.
• Identify and deliver value through cost optimization, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and process improvements.
• Lead a portfolio of strategic sourcing, optimization, and transformation initiatives across indirect spend categories.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value, operational efficiencies, and productivity improvements.
• Drive project execution from strategy development through implementation and benefit realization.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to support innovation, service excellence, and business continuity.
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract management, and supplier performance governance.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Sourcing initiatives

Negotiation

Contract management

Project management

Analytical decision-making

Written and verbal communication

Change management

Global/matrix organization

Job description

Reporting to the Director, Global Indirect Procurement, this role serves as a strategic business partner responsible for driving a multi-year portfolio of procurement optimization and transformation initiatives that support business growth, operational excellence, supplier innovation, and sustainable value creation across North America.

Purpose of the Position

Lead the development and execution of strategic procurement initiatives across indirect spend categories, enabling business transformation, operational efficiencies, and long-term value delivery.

Partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to:

• Translate business priorities into procurement strategies
• Accelerate key transformation programs
• Deliver measurable outcomes that support the organization's growth agenda

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Strategy

• Serve as the strategic procurement partner to North America business leaders.
• Align procurement priorities with business growth, transformation, and operational objectives.
• Identify and deliver value through cost optimization, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and process improvements.

Strategic Sourcing & Value Delivery

• Lead a portfolio of strategic sourcing, optimization, and transformation initiatives across indirect spend categories.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value, operational efficiencies, and productivity improvements.
• Drive project execution from strategy development through implementation and benefit realization.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to support innovation, service excellence, and business continuity.
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract management, and supplier performance governance.

Regional Procurement Leadership

• Lead procurement initiatives across North America in partnership with Global Category Management teams.
• Provide market insights, category expertise, and procurement leadership to support business decision-making and long-term planning.
• Ensure early procurement engagement in key business and transformation initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to accelerate strategic programs and enterprise transformation efforts.
• Champion procurement best practices, governance, continuous improvement, and change management across the region.

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong procurement business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing initiatives and procurement projects.
• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and contract management skills.
• Excellent project management and execution capabilities.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Resourceful, innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to work effectively within a global, matrixed organization.