LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Director, Indirect Procurement to join their team. You will lead a large, enterprise-wide spend portfolio. This is a highly visible role for a procurement leader who thrives in hands-on, stakeholder-facing environments and brings deep expertise across transportation, logistics, facilities, and utilities categories. This position offers the opportunity to shape strategy while remaining closely embedded in the business—working directly with executive leadership, plant operations, and cross-functional partners to drive value, resilience, and long-term capability.
The Opportunity:
The Director of Indirect Procurement will own and lead a $1B+ annual indirect spend portfolio, with primary emphasis on:
- Transportation and logistics (3PL – over-the-road and ocean).
- Warehousing and distribution services.
- Utilities, facilities, and site services.
This leader will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that balance cost, service, risk, and scalability across a multi-site manufacturing and operations footprint.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategies across transportation, logistics, warehousing, utilities, facilities, and related indirect categories.
- Act as a trusted business partner to senior executives and site leadership, ensuring procurement is fully embedded in core business decisions.
- Drive total cost of ownership improvements while maintaining service continuity and supply assurance.
- Lead complex supplier negotiations and long-term contractual strategies across domestic and international providers.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships that enable innovation, flexibility, and performance improvement.
- Partner closely with operations, finance, engineering, and HR to align procurement strategies with business objectives.
- Develop and manage annual value creation targets, budgets, and performance metrics.
- Ensure procurement governance, policies, and standards are consistently applied across the organization.
Leadership & Talent Development:
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing indirect procurement team.
- Play an active role in hiring, onboarding, and succession planning for procurement talent.
- Establish clear performance expectations, development plans, and engagement rhythms.
- Foster a hands-on, collaborative culture that values accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Serve as a primary procurement interface to executive leadership and senior business stakeholders.
- Navigate complex, sometimes competing priorities across multiple plants and functions.
- Travel to manufacturing sites, vendors, and key stakeholders as needed (approximately 20–25%; majority of sites located in IL/WI).
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
- Significant, progressive leadership experience in indirect procurement within large, complex organizations.
- Deep expertise in transportation procurement (3PL – over-the-road and ocean), warehousing, utilities, and facilities.
- Proven experience managing and influencing large-scale spend portfolios (approaching or exceeding $1B annually).
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and partner at the senior leadership level.
- Hands-on leadership style with a track record of being embedded in the business.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing, industrial, or asset-intensive environments.
- Background in organizations with mature procurement and sourcing functions.
- Exposure to international suppliers and global sourcing strategies.
Compensation Range: $200,000 - $240,000 + 25% Bonus
Benefits Offered: 3 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave where applicable by state law, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Vision Insurance, 401K, and Life Insurance.
If you are a passionate Director, Indirect Procurement looking for a new and rewarding career, please apply today! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!
LHH is a leader in permanent recruitment—and in the placement of top talent. Our areas of specialty include office administration, customer service, human resources, engineering, and supply chain and logistics. Please feel free to check us out and apply for other opportunities if this role isn’t a perfect match.
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