Strategic Director of Purchasing & Sourcing (Hybrid)

Herschend Enterprises; Peachtree Corners (GA); Hybride; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Herschend Enterprises is seeking a Director of Purchasing to lead enterprise purchasing across its family entertainment portfolio. You will develop sourcing strategies, standardize practices, and drive EBITDA improvement in a decentralized, multi-site environment.

Reporting to the CFO, this role demands executive presence, strong negotiation skills, and hands‑on leadership to ensure guest experience, safety, and operational reliability while delivering measurable savings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; business, supply chain, finance, operations, or related field preferred.
• MBA and/or CPSM, CPCM, CSCP, or related certification preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute an enterprise purchasing strategy aligned with operating priorities and portfolio needs.
• Centralize and optimize purchasing functions across parks, resorts, aquariums, and related businesses.
• Build and mature purchasing processes, governance, systems, reporting, and team capabilities.
• Develop short- and long-term sourcing strategies across direct and indirect spend categories.
• Lead competitive sourcing initiatives, supplier evaluations, RFQs/RFPs, contract negotiations, and vendor selection processes.
• Establish supplier scorecards and performance metrics related to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and service levels.
• Lead supplier risk management efforts, including alternate sourcing strategies and continuity planning.
• Improve purchasing execution across the full procure-to-pay lifecycle.
• Develop and manage a procurement savings roadmap with clear ownership and validated results.
• Identify initiatives that improve EBITDA, reduce TCO, and enhance working capital.
• Develop, track, and manage procurement budgets and cost-control initiatives.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Financial acumen

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Supply chain knowledge

Vendor management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a related field

MBA or CPSM/CPCM/CSCP certification preferred

Outils

Procure-to-pay systems

Spend analytics tools

Supplier performance systems

Description du poste

Herschend Enterprises is seeking a Director of Purchasing to lead enterprise purchasing across its family entertainment portfolio. You will develop sourcing strategies, standardize practices, and drive EBITDA improvement in a decentralized, multi-site environment.

Reporting to the CFO, this role demands executive presence, strong negotiation skills, and hands‑on leadership to ensure guest experience, safety, and operational reliability while delivering measurable savings.