Encore · 5 hours ago
Director of Procurement
Schiller Park, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expEncore is a company focused on procurement and supply chain management. The Director of Procurement will lead category management, develop strategies for supplier optimization, and drive cost savings while collaborating with various stakeholders across the organization.
Event ManagementEvent PromotionEvents
Responsibilities
Develop and manage category strategies for a spend of ~ $300M as a business lever
Execute sourcing and procurement strategies for all corporate commodities and suppliers including capital equipment, equipment leases, finance, legal, marketing, HR, and others, as needed. Maintain a controlled environment ensuring consistent and controlled buying methods
Implement and execute best-in-class decision making, e.g., Preferred Supplier programs, effective T&C structure and Global LTAs. Establishes proper metrics to ensure sourcing decisions follow TCO principles and delivers business value
Manage, evaluate, track and report relevant commodities and market trends from a historical and forecasting perspective
Establish annual goals and objectives, including stretch targets for function/team and manage individual performance to assure attainment
Drive cost savings, payment term improvements, and spend under management
Oversee supplier segmentation and complexity reduction
Implement sourcing playbooks and supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks
Build and lead high-performing procurement teams, including mentorship and training of direct reports
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency and performance
Facilitate team cohesion across geographies
Perform other duties and projects as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in supply chain management, engineering, industrial management, business, or related field
10+ years global procurement experience in areas of indirect spend including prior supervisory experience
Understanding of Strategic Sourcing principles and strategy
Experience in negotiations and contracts
Analytical ability and understanding of financial analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
MBA in supply chain management or related desirable
Experience in AV industry preferred
Certified Purchasing Manager preferred
Knowledge of Oracle preferred
Company
Encore
Encore Creative is a production and event management company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-03-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Jessie Essman
VP, Enterprise Project Management
Evan Swidler
Chief Human Resources Officer
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