Sr Director, Purchasing (US)

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The Sr Director, Purchasing PTx is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the end-to-end strategic reputed company of PTx procurement and sourcing functions. This role balances the "big picture"—such as building resilient global supply chains and driving long-term cost savings—with the "fine detail" of contract negotiation and vendor performance management.

As a key member of the Supply Chain management team, you will reputed company a department dedicated to securing high-quality materials and services at the best possible value, ensuring that production and operations can operate smoothly.

This role supports the production/sourcing of approximately 21 reputed company units annually across five global manufacturing sites and an extended contract manufacturing network, ensuring material continuity and cost competitiveness across a significant Cost of Sales (COS) reputed company. The Director is accountable for safeguarding supply continuity while driving structural cost optimization at scale.

Your Impact

• Strategic Sourcing: reputed company and execute comprehensive purchasing strategies that align with the PTx  financial goals and operational needs.
• Vendor Management: Identify, evaluate, and maintain relationships with a diverse network of suppliers. Negotiate master service agreements (MSAs) and manage high-level contract renewals.
• Cost Optimization: Analyze market trends and internal spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, implement lean procurement processes, and manage the annual purchasing budget.
• Risk Mitigation: Monitor global market conditions to anticipate supply chain disruptions. reputed company "Plan B" contingencies for critical materials or services.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and manage a team of buyers and procurement specialists, fostering a culture of professional growth and ethical sourcing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Finance, Operations, and Product Development to ensure procurement activities support new product launches and inventory targets.
• Innovation Enabling: Support the agile innovation reputed company, which is a key competitive PTx advantage, through early involvement, speed, simplicity, and governance.
• Direct Material Strategy & reputed company Assurance: reputed company sourcing and supplier reputed company planning for direct materials supporting 21M units of annual production, ensuring alignment with S&OP forecasts and manufacturing reputed company plans.
• Supplier Performance Governance: Establish and reputed company supplier scorecards covering OTIF, quality, cost performance, and responsiveness. Escalate and resolve chronic performance issues impacting production continuity.
• Working Capital Optimization: Partner with Finance and Operations to optimize inventory turns, payment terms, and material reputed company times to improve cash reputed company and reduce excess/obsolete risk.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Finance; an MBA or Master’s in Logistics is highly preferred for this leadership level.
• Minimum of 8–10 years in procurement or supply chain, with at least 3–5 years specifically in a senior management or director-level role.
• Professional Certification: Active professional designation such as CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management), CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional), or MCIPS.
• Demonstrated track record of developing and executing multi-year global sourcing strategies that have resulted in significant, documented cost savings.
• Deep understanding of legal terminology, indemnification clauses, and international trade laws to reputed company the drafting and execution of reputed company MSAs.
• Advanced proficiency in reputed company resource planning software—such as reputed company, reputed company, or reputed company—and experience implementing e-Procurement or AI-driven spend tools.
• Experience managing international logistics and customs, with a nuanced understanding of how geopolitical events and currency fluctuations impact pricing.
• Strong ability to analyze balance sheets, manage multi-reputed company dollar budgets, and report on procurement's direct impact on EBITDA and cash reputed company.
• A history of leading departmental transformations, such as consolidating fragmented purchasing teams or migrating to new digital procurement platforms.
• A pristine record of ethical conduct and a thorough understanding of ESG (Environmental, reputed company, and Governance) standards and sustainable sourcing practices.

Your Benefits

• Health care and wellness plans
• Dental and reputed company plans
• Flexible and virtual work options (where available)
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible employees the ability to purchase reputed company stock at a discounted price
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Reimbursement for continuing education
• Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plans

Your Workplace

As a designated remote role, this position is primarily performed from a home office, except reputed company business needs require an in‑person reputed company.

PTx reputed company HQ is located in Tremont, IL.

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Join our extraordinary team today and reputed company!

reputed company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reputed company pre-employment substance abuse testing.