Mission of the Role (What you’ll be doing):
The Vice President of Procurement will serve as the head of all procurement functions and play a critical role in driving strategic sourcing, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and long-term supply chain optimization. This role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and will be responsible for managing direct and indirect procurement across multiple locations, with a focus on scalability, standardization, and cost efficiency.
This is a high-impact leadership role, ideal for a data-driven, results-oriented procurement executive with experience in private equity environments and a deep understanding of the packaging and/or corrugated converting sectors.
Key Duties & Accountabilities (Primary responsibilities & quantifiable measurements):
- Develop and execute a company-wide procurement strategy aligned with corporate goals and PE value creation plans focused on establishing a preferred vendor program across all major categories.
- Build and lead a high-performing procurement resource team to collaborate and facilitate preferred vendor programs through regional purchasing resources.
- Lead a company-wide procurement council to drive compliance to objectives and share best practices.
- Identify and execute on cost-reduction opportunities, strategic vendor identification including supplier consolidation, strategic growth partnering, and contract negotiations.
- Implement procurement best practices, policies, systems, and tools to drive standardization and transparency.
- Evaluate and optimize supplier performance, ensuring quality, continuity, and competitiveness using quarterly business reviews or other methods.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to align sourcing strategies.
- Track KPIs and savings metrics to deliver measurable ROI and operational improvements.
- Oversee risk management strategies related to supply chain disruptions, tariffs and supplier contract and regulatory compliance.
- Support M&A due diligence and integration, including synergy identification and realization initiatives across new acquisitions.