VP, Global Sourcing
$430,000–$475,000 year
On-siteBakersfield, California, United States
Job Summary
Develop and execute a comprehensive global sourcing strategy across multiple business units and spend categories aligned with long-term business objectives. Lead complex global supplier negotiations and cultivate strategic partnerships to optimize costs, mitigate risk, and drive enterprise value across diverse portfolios including FIJI Water and POM Wonderful. Provide executive oversight for Global Sourcing, Asia-Pacific sourcing, technical packaging engineering, logistics, and new product development teams based in Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and across Asia-Pacific. Establish and monitor KPIs to measure supplier performance, cost savings, and operational effectiveness while leveraging data and market intelligence to inform sourcing decisions. Balance quality, innovation, and total cost of ownership to ensure a resilient, competitive supply base that supports long-term business growth.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in global sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or strategic sourcing
- at least five years in a senior executive leadership role
- Proven success leading a sophisticated, multi-category global sourcing organization within a large, complex, matrixed enterprise
- Experience managing international sourcing operations with significant exposure to Asia-Pacific supplier markets and global sourcing strategies
- Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence executive leadership, business unit partners, and cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
- Exceptional relationship-building skills with the ability to unite diverse stakeholders around common business objectives
- Proven ability to develop sourcing strategies that adapt to changing economic conditions, global supply markets, commodity trends, and geopolitical dynamics
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate market intelligence into actionable sourcing strategies and measurable business outcomes
- Experience leading large, geographically dispersed organizations while developing high-performing teams and future leaders
- Demonstrated success driving enterprise-wide transformation through strategic sourcing, supplier partnerships, operational improvements, and change management
- Deep expertise in negotiating complex global supplier agreements across both direct and indirect spend categories
- Strong financial, analytical, and business acumen with experience delivering measurable cost savings and operational improvements
- Outstanding executive presence with exceptional communication, negotiation, relationship-building, and influencing skills
- Bachelor's degree
Desired Qualifications
- MBA or other advanced degree
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