Director of Strategic Sourcing

Rogers Group, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, is a privately held aggregates and asphalt highway construction company operating in 13 states with over 3,500 employees. RGI, established in 1908, has the distinction of being recognized as the largest privately held aggregate producer in the United States.

Rogers Group is currently seeking a Director of Strategic Sourcing in the Nashville, TN area reporting directly to the Vice President of OSS. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies for key spend categories.

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies for key spend categories supporting aggregate, asphalt, construction, maintenance, and corporate operations.
• Lead sourcing initiatives for mobile equipment, plant equipment, parts, wear materials, fuel, explosives, transportation, MRO, outside services, technology, and capital project support.
• Analyze spend data, supplier performance, market trends, and operational requirements to identify savings, standardization, and efficiency opportunities.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, service contracts, pricing programs, rebates, renewals, and long-term vendor partnerships.
• Evaluate total cost of ownership, including price, uptime, reliability, service response, logistics, warranty, lifecycle cost, and operational impact.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, finance, accounting, AP, tax, IT, and field leadership to align sourcing decisions with business needs.
• Establish supplier performance expectations, scorecards, service levels, and review processes to ensure accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage supplier qualification, compliance, insurance requirements, safety expectations, and ethical sourcing standards.
• Assess and mitigate supply chain risks related to market volatility, availability, supplier reliability, logistics constraints, and critical materials.
• Develop contingency plans and alternate supplier strategies to reduce operational disruption.
• Support capital projects and major purchases through bid processes, vendor evaluations, contract support, and pricing analysis.
• Leverage procurement systems, reporting tools, and sourcing processes to improve visibility, compliance, and decision-making.
• Lead, mentor, and develop sourcing personnel while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Stay informed on market conditions, industry trends, supplier innovations, and procurement best practices relevant to the construction materials industry.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
• 5-8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or vendor management, preferably in aggregates, mining, construction materials, heavy equipment, asphalt, construction, manufacturing, or another heavy industrial environment.
• Strong business and operational understanding of heavy industrial environments, including the needs of geographically dispersed field operations.
• Advanced negotiation, supplier relationship management, and contract-management skills.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including the ability to interpret spend data, evaluate supplier performance, and identify cost-improvement opportunities.
• Sound understanding of procurement processes, supplier qualification, compliance expectations, insurance requirements, safety standards, and ethical sourcing practices.
• Ability to evaluate total cost of ownership and balance cost, quality, reliability, service, risk, and operational impact.
• Proficiency with Excel, ERP systems, procurement platforms, reporting tools, and data-driven decision-making.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Leadership experience with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, mentor sourcing or procurement staff, and drive accountability.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability…