Director, Supply Chain Procurement

Director of Supply Chain Procurement Responsibilities

The Director of Supply Chain Procurement is responsible for leading the sourcing strategy, commercial management, and supplier performance for Deluxe’s direct materials and supply chain critical spend. This role oversees strategic sourcing and procurement execution across direct categories, partners closely with Operations, Planning, Finance, and product stakeholders, and drives value through cost optimization, continuity of supply, contract discipline, supplier governance, and risk management.

The Director may also lead and develop procurement professionals supporting direct procurement activities.

• Own the overall procurement strategy for assigned direct materials and supply chain categories such as paper, substrates, ink, consumables, packaging, components, outsourced production, logistics-related supply inputs, and other production‑critical materials.
• Define category strategies, sourcing roadmaps, cost reduction targets, supplier segmentation, dual‑sourcing strategies, and supply risk mitigation plans aligned to demand forecasts, operational requirements, and enterprise financial goals.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, renewals, and contracting strategies for direct spend categories.
• Ensure procurement strategies balance cost, quality, service, scalability, and supply continuity while aligning with internal policies and enterprise objectives.

• Lead supplier governance across key direct material suppliers, including performance management, quality and service metrics, issue escalation, business reviews, and ongoing commercial management.
• Drive accountability for pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, quality standards, and contractual compliance.
• Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve supply disruptions, quality issues, cost pressures, and operational risks, and to identify continuous improvement and value‑creation opportunities across the supply base.

• Serve as the primary procurement partner for Operations, Supply Planning, Product, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Translate demand forecasts, production plans, and operational requirements into sourcing strategies, supplier commitments, and commercial structures that enable reliable execution.
• Influence internal decision‑making by providing market insight, cost modeling, supplier risk perspectives, and negotiation leadership across direct procurement initiatives, supply agreements, and material changes.

• Support and lead complex commercial negotiations, supply agreements, pricing mechanisms, contractual commitments, and performance terms for direct materials and outsourced production.
• Ensure sourcing and contracting activity appropriately considers supply continuity, capacity, quality, logistics dependencies, financial exposure, and enterprise risk.
• Identify and escalation contractual, commercial, operational, and supplier‑related risks. Partner with Legal, Finance, Supply Chain, and other SMEs to ensure agreements are commercially sound and operationally executable.
• Identify opportunities to improve direct procurement processes, category planning, forecasting alignment, reporting, and execution discipline.
• Support visibility into sourcing pipelines, cost savings, supplier actions, supply risks, and market conditions for procurement and supply chain leadership.

• Lead, coach, and develop assigned procurement employees supporting direct procurement and supply chain sourcing activities.
• Set priorities, provide direction, review work quality, and support professional development to strengthen category management and supplier engagement capability.
• Build negotiation discipline, market intelligence, risk management rigor, and cross‑functional partnership skills within the team.
• Promote documentation, standard processes, and effective use of procurement tools, data, and best practices.

Basic qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent in business. 6+…