Director, Global Sourcing

About This Role

Lead and enhance a Global Sourcing team responsible for all supplier negotiations and relationships. Drive operational efficiency and business insights within the Procurement domain through technology support, process automation, and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 people responsible for supplier negotiations, contracting, supplier management, and stakeholder engagement
• Partner with Procurement leaders to design, develop, and maintain workflows, dashboards, and reports
• Provide technical expertise in automating processes and optimizing team collaboration
• Ensure seamless integration between tools to enhance business operations
• Provide guidance to design and maintain Power BI dashboards for actionable insights, data accuracy, and business intelligence reporting
• Partner with IT, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to align technology and operations solutions with business goals
• Define and implement best practices for operations and technology, including JIRA, Confluence, Power Apps, Power BI usage & AI
• Provide enterprise-wide leadership and oversight to ensure procurement activities comply with corporate policies and governance frameworks
• Establish executive governance mechanisms including supplier reviews, QBRs, and performance scorecards
• Lead risk-based supplier governance, proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating compliance, operational, and reputational risks

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in leading Procurement and Strategic Sourcing teams
• Fluency in managing complex supplier negotiations and relationships
• Experience creating internal business partner alignment and working with Shared Service partners (Finance, Legal, Risk)
• Strong background in technology support, process automation, and data visualization
• Proven track record of optimizing workflows and driving automation
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and collaboration tools
• Experience in leading and mentoring technology support teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in procurement operations, contracting, negotiations, technology support, process automation, and data visualization

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and other collaboration tools
• Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) processes
• Experience with advanced AI capabilities and prompts

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits