Procurement Director

Overview

The Procurement Director plays a critical role in spearheading the strategic sourcing, supplier management, procurement transformation, and commercial optimization initiatives for a global entertainment brand expanding internationally. This role requires building a scalable procurement function that focuses on cost optimization, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, governance, and operational excellence across all markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and lead global category strategies covering all major spending areas.
• Establish a structured category management framework, including detailed spend analysis, supplier segmentation, risk assessment, and sourcing pipelines.
• Create and maintain a multi-year procurement roadmap aligned with global expansion plans.
• Drive initiatives like supplier consolidation, demand management, cost reduction, and improved service levels.
• Leverage market trends and industry insights to enhance supplier value and competitive advantage, ensuring alignment with licensing, partner commitments, and brand standards.
• Implement best-in-class procurement processes, governance, policies, and procurement technologies to increase transparency, compliance, and efficiency.
• Lead complex strategic sourcing projects, commercial negotiations, and contract management to achieve cost savings, risk management, and value creation.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships through performance scorecards, business reviews, and collaboration focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Support new venue development by partnering with construction and development teams for sourcing of materials, equipment, and services to meet budgets and timelines.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, Operations, Marketing, Technology, Development, People) to integrate procurement strategies that drive business growth and meet stakeholder expectations.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Over 10 years of procurement leadership and strategic sourcing experience in complex, international, multi-site organizations.
• Proven expertise in developing and executing category strategies across diverse spend categories.
• Track record of delivering significant cost savings, procurement transformation, and supplier performance improvements.
• Strong skills in commercial negotiation, contract management, and supplier governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting high-growth businesses in hospitality, entertainment, retail, or consumer sectors.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to influence senior executives and boards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or related disciplines.
• Professional procurement certifications such as MCIPS, CIPS, CPSM, or ISM.
• Experience with international expansion, hospitality, entertainment brands, or rapid scaling private companies.

Success Metrics

• Achieve measurable cost savings, value creation, and cost avoidance through procurement activities.
• Successful deployment of category strategies aligned with company growth objectives.
• Enhanced procurement governance, compliance, and spend management.
• Improved supplier innovation, service levels, and performance outcomes.
• Recognition of procurement as a strategic partner by senior leadership.
• Effective support for on-time, on-budget new venue openings.
• Increased supplier consolidation and leveraging commercial value.
• Consistent adherence to licensing, partnership, and brand standards across all sourcing and contracts.

Work Environment and Requirements

• Position requires the ability to travel internationally up to 70% of the time.
• Minimum 40 hours per week with flexibility to support global operations in multiple time zones.
• Must reside within 25 miles of a venue location despite remote work arrangement.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to frequently lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Perform tasks that involve sitting, talking via video conferencing and phone, and constant manual manipulation of objects.
• Frequent reaching, twisting, grasping, and ability to work in varied temperature environments.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and follow rigorous sanitation protocols including use of knives and food prep equipment when on venue premises.

Values and Culture

Candidates must exemplify the organization’s core values: pursuit of excellence, positive energy, integrity, and team spirit.

Equal Opportunity

The company practices equal employment opportunity and considers all candidates fairly regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.