Director, Procurement

Position Overview

The Director of Procurement for the South Central Division serves as a strategic business partner to leadership across the Division's operating companies. This role leads the end-to-end Division procurement organization - strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, and procurement analytics - overseeing more than $1 billion in annual addressable spend across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and West Tennessee, in close alignment with Division leadership, Americas Materials Procurement, Procurement Centers of Excellence, and Shared Services.

The Director leads a team of procurement managers, category leaders, and analysts supporting operations across the Division.

The successful candidate is an operationally minded procurement leader who converts market, supplier, and spend insight into business action: influencing cost, margin, capital, and supply‑continuity decisions; driving disciplined, consistent procurement process execution; and building a high‑performing team. This position is a key member of the Division leadership team and a critical partner in enabling transformation, growth, and long‑term profitability for the Division.

• Serves as a strategic advisor to Division and operating company leadership on cost management, supplier strategy, market risk, and procurement opportunities, providing independent perspectives and insights that inform and influence business direction at the Division level.
• Develop and execute the South Central Division procurement strategy aligned with CRH objectives and procurement standards, leading all addressable external spend across the Division to deliver sustainable cost savings, value creation, and operational efficiency.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and performance management, developing and maintaining strategic supplier relationships that enhance service, quality, innovation, and value across the Division.
• Strengthen supply continuity and business resilience through proactive supplier risk assessment, capacity planning, financial health monitoring, and mitigation of macroeconomic risks, including tariffs.
• Partner with Finance to forecast, track, validate, and realize procurement savings, ensuring value capture is accurately reflected in budgets, forecasts, and business results.
• Develop procurement reporting, analytics, and related presentations for the Division and Americas Materials leadership teams, ensuring accurate, timely, and decision‑ready information on spend, savings realization, and supplier performance.
• Advance procurement transformation by leading Division procurement work streams supporting SAP deployment, standardizing Procure‑to‑Pay processes, and increasing adoption of consistent processes, tools, and standard operating procedures.
• Champion technology‑enabled procurement capabilities - including e‑sourcing, contract management, and spend analytics tools - leveraging emerging technologies to improve efficiency of sourcing and reporting processes and enhance the quality of insight delivered to the business.
• Support strategic capital investment projects through procurement planning, supplier engagement, and market intelligence, providing strategic input on sourcing and investment decisions aligned to growth priorities.
• Support the Division leadership on strategic initiatives and organizational change within the Division, ensuring procurement plays a proactive role in enabling transformation and business evolution.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, CRH policies and procedures, and good governance practices across all sourcing, contracting, and Procure‑to‑Pay activities.

• Lead and manage the Division procurement organization to ensure end‑to‑end procurement performance, driving aligned, efficient, and effective operations across all core sourcing and category management processes.
• Contribute to talent management strategy and workforce planning while building and maintaining a strong, collaborative team that delivers results; develop and mentor procurement professionals through coaching and…