Director Global Procurement

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH | Director of Global Procurement | Atlanta, GA

We're conducting a confidential retained search for a Director of Global Procurement with a global manufacturing organization.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to build and shape a global procurement function across direct spend, indirect spend, and procurement operations.

The mandate will include:

• Building and leading a global procurement team
• Developing sourcing strategies across major raw material categories and third-party manufacturing
• Negotiating improved pricing and commercial terms
• Extending payment terms and improving working capital
• Strengthening supplier continuity and diversifying the supply base
• Developing and coaching regional procurement teams
• Building dashboards, analytics, and spend visibility to identify and track savings opportunities

The role will have responsibility for approximately $500M in global addressable spend and will lead a team expected to grow to approximately 10-15 people .

We're looking for someone with significant global procurement leadership experience , ideally within a complex manufacturing or chemicals-related environment, who has a proven track record of building organizations, developing talent, leading negotiations, and delivering measurable savings.

Experience with digital procurement tools, spend analytics, and private equity-backed environments would be a plus.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build rather than inherit and have a direct impact on how a global organization manages its suppliers, spend, and procurement strategy.