Director, Global Sourcing
$124,600–$124,600 year
On-siteEagan, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Lead the end-to-end design and execution of the joint venture's sourcing operating model, establishing category strategies for direct materials and indirect spend while building should-cost models and benchmarks. Personally oversee full-cycle RFP execution, negotiate pricing and terms with strategic suppliers, and manage supplier relationships for critical print-manufacturing and technology categories. Drive measurable cost savings and cost-avoidance targets through disciplined sourcing processes and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with General Counsel on contract drafting, trade compliance, and supplier risk, while directing analytics resources to build spend dashboards and deploy sourcing tools. Transition sourcing functions from the corporate enterprise into the new standalone organization, ensuring supply continuity and no disruption to manufacturing operations.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain
- 5+ years leading a team, including direct reports in analytics, vendor management, or category sourcing
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Domestic and international travel, up to 10%
Desired Qualifications
- Experience standing up or scaling a sourcing function in a standalone, carve-out, joint-venture, or newly independent organization
- Demonstrated track record of measurable cost savings and cost avoidance across direct and indirect spend categories
- Hands-on experience running full-cycle RFPs/RFx events and negotiating supplier contracts
- Experience with sourcing/procurement (S2C) platforms and spend-analytics tools
- Experience partnering with a General Counsel or legal function on contract negotiation, trade compliance, and supplier risk
- Global supply-market knowledge and commodity risk management, ideally including paper, ink/chemicals, freight/parcel, and packaging
- Comfort operating with international suppliers and sites
- MBA
- CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management), CPM, APICS/CPIM, PMP, or Six Sigma — held or actively pursued
- Familiarity with S2C/procurement platforms (e.g. SAP Ariba), spend-analytics tools, ERP systems, and contract lifecycle management tools
- working knowledge of trade/tariff compliance and ESG/forced-labor supplier due diligence frameworks
- Print, publishing, binding, or packaging industry sourcing experience
- Prior carve-out, divestiture, or joint-venture stand-up experience
- Experience sourcing technology and business-systems categories in addition to direct manufacturing materials
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