Briarlake Partners · 1 day ago
Director Strategic Sourcing
Fall River, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expBriarlake Partners is seeking a Director of Strategic Sourcing to lead a team focused on various indirect categories. The role involves driving category strategies and managing vendor relationships while developing tools and processes for the organization.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
David Case
Responsibilities
Lead a team focused on indirect categories
Drive category strategies, sourcing and negotiation planning, and organizational metrics
Develop tools, standard processes, and metrics
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience in strategic sourcing & procurement across a broad set of indirect categories
Strong financial acumen with multi-year experience building, managing, and delivering against P&L's
Demonstrated success in managing vendors and experience in high-value contract negotiations
Disciplined negotiator in complex sourcing or multi-dimensional businesses; ability to balance cost, cash, speed, and service considerations
Entrepreneurial aptitude with a commitment to client service
Demonstrated executive presence and ability to develop relationships, communicate effectively, and influence senior level management
Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel/financial analysis and PowerPoint/presentations
Proven Innovator with significant demonstrated experience in driving operational and organizational change management
Ability to gain consensus across multiple business units company wide
Strong problem solving and leadership skills
Ability to successfully function at a strategic level as well as a hands-on tactical individual contributor that is comfortable in the details
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Strong preference for previous Big-Four type management consulting experience
Preference provided to candidates from retail and consumer-facing industries
Company
Briarlake Partners
Briarlake Partners is a leading supply chain and strategic sourcing focused executive search firm.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase