Procurement Director
This Director level position provides strategic leadership and enterprise-wide oversight of global procurement and transactional purchasing activities across assigned business segments.
This role is responsible for driving cost reduction, supply assurance, operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and supplier performance across a complex, global manufacturing environment.
The role report to the Chief Procurement Officer and serves as the primary procurement business partner to segment, divisional, and corporate leadership, influencing long-term strategy and leading a globally distributed procurement organization supporting operations in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Governance
* Provide strategic leadership and oversight for local, regional, and global procurement and transactional purchasing across assigned segments.
* Serve as the primary procurement business relationship manager to segment presidents, business unit leaders, functional GMs, finance leadership, and corporate executives, ensuring alignment, engagement, and governance.
* Influence long-term enterprise strategy through data-driven insights, executive engagement, and leadership on matters of significant corporate consequence.
Operational Excellence & Global Integration
* Develop, implement, and manage procurement organizational structures, processes, systems, and programs that enable global integration, centralization, scalability, and best-in-class performance.
* Direct and control procurement activities through multiple levels of management across regions and business units; allocate resources across divisions to meet enterprise priorities.
* Evaluate current-state procurement operations, tools, systems, and methods; identify efficiency and effectiveness improvements and lead implementation of corrective actions.
Financial Planning & Performance Management
* Own the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) procurement forecast, coordinating with divisions and regions to define targets, assumptions, and risks.
* Develop, track, and report procurement KPIs related to cost savings, supplier reduction, payment terms, compliance, productivity, and value delivery.
* Present consolidated procurement performance, insights, and recommendations to senior and executive leadership on a regular cadence
Supplier Strategy & Risk Management
* Lead global supplier and category strategies to deliver best total cost of ownership, ensure continuity of supply, and mitigate supply risk.
* Serve as senior escalation point and negotiation authority for high-impact supplier engagements, including long-term agreements (LTAs) and strategic partnerships.
* Enforce the company's 5-Step Strategic Sourcing Process and ensure compliance with global procurement policies.
Segment & Commodity Leadership
* Provide focused procurement leadership across assigned segments, including:
+ Semiconductor Device...
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Santa Clara, US-CA
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Finance
- Recruiter: Coherent Corp.
- Contact: Not Specified
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- Reference: 2010981
- Posted: 2026-03-06 08:07:05 -
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