Senior Director Procurement, Specialty Materials (SM)

Atimaterials; Monroe, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

ATI is seeking a Senior Director of Procurement for Specialty Materials, based in Monroe, NC. This onsite leadership role focuses on strategic sourcing, ensuring supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and value creation across raw materials, scrap, MRO, indirect goods, and select capex.

Reports to the Chief of Supply Chain & Strategic Growth. The role requires 12+ years in procurement leadership within specialty metals or related industries, with MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, operations, or sourcing leadership experience.
• Significant experience within specialty metals, advanced materials, aerospace materials, industrial manufacturing, mining, or related sectors.
• Experience managing large, strategic spend portfolios and developing sourcing strategies that improve cost, supply continuity, and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead procurement strategy for Specialty Materials with >$1B annual spend.
• Champion raw materials & scrap strategy, MRO, indirect & services procurement.
• Drive supplier performance and supply chain resilience across facilities.
• Provide organizational leadership and mentorship to the procurement team.
• Engage with executive and external stakeholders to align with enterprise goals.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Procurement transformation

Category management

Supplier relationship mgmt

Risk management

Large contract negotiation

Financial acumen

Team leadership

Change leadership

Operational excellence

Executive communication

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Senior Director Procurement, Specialty Materials (SM)

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Job Description

Proven to Perform.
From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We're hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.

ATI is a global leader in specialty materials and advanced manufacturing solutions serving the aerospace & defense, energy, medical, and industrial markets. With more than a century of innovation and a strategic focus on becoming the aerospace and defense materials leader, ATI's differentiated products help customers operate in the world's most demanding environments.

The Sr. Director, Procurement – Specialty Materials (SM) is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and procurement operations for ATI’s Specialty Materials segment, representing more than $1 billion in annual spend. As a member of the Procurement and Specialty Materials Leadership Team, this leader develops and executes procurement strategies in partnership with enterprise procurement leadership that ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, operational excellence, and long-term value creation across raw materials, scrap, MRO, indirect goods and services, and selected capital expenditures.

The role serves as a strategic business partner to Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, and Enterprise Procurement leadership. This leader is accountable for procurement performance, supplier strategy, working capital optimization, risk management, and organizational capability development in support of ATI’s growth, profitability, and customer commitments. The position is based at our Specialty Materials headquarters in Monroe, North Carolina, and is an onsite leadership role, reporting to the Chief of Supply Chain & Strategic Growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement Strategy & Business Leadership
• Raw Materials & Scrap Strategy
• MRO, Indirect & Services Procurement
• Supplier Performance & Supply Chain Resilience
• Organizational Leadership
• Executive & External Engagement

Scope & Impact

• Responsibility for more than $1 billion in annual spend
• Direct leadership of the Specialty Materials procurement organization
• Significant impact on EBITDA, working capital, inventory performance, and operational reliability
• Accountability for supply continuity across multiple manufacturing facilities
• Strategic influence on customer delivery performance, production schedules, and business growth objectives

Requirements

Qualification
Required:

• 12+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, operations, or sourcing leadership
  experience
• Significant experience within specialty metals, advanced materials, aerospace materials, industrial
  manufacturing, mining, or related sectors
• Experience managing large, strategic spend portfolios and developing sourcing strategies that improve cost, supply continuity, and operational performance

Preferred:

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience in specialty metals, titanium, nickel-based alloys, stainless, or high-performance materials industries.
• MBA or advanced degree

Core Competencies

• Strategic Business Leadership
• Procurement Transformation
• Category & Supply Market Expertise
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Risk Management & Supply Chain Resilience
• Large Contract negotiation
• Financial Acumen
• Team Leadership & Talent Development
• Change Leadership
• Operational Excellence
• Executive Communication & Influence

We thrive when the expectations are great, and the barriers are high. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. Our advanced, integrated process technologies and proven performers give us a tremendous competitive advantage. When customers systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer -- anywhere on, above or below the earth -- ATI is proven to perform.

*It is ATI's policy to not provide immigration sponsorship for any of the company's positions.
ATI and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected be federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

Status

Full-time

Work Arrangement

Onsite

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