VP Procurement

life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan, remote work

United States, New Jersey, Ewing

Jul 09, 2026

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The Vice President, Global Procurement is a senior enterprise leader accountable for defining and executing global procurement strategy across Direct Materials, Indirect Materials, and External Manufacturing for a $6B global consumer packaged goods company. This role owns the end-to-end procurement agenda, driving enterprise value creation, cost leadership, supply assurance, innovation, sustainability, and risk management across a highly complex global supply base.

The VP serves as a key strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Finance, Legal, ESG, and Regional Leadership to enable both top-line growth and bottom-line performance. The role leads a large, global organization with responsibility for multi-billion-dollar spend, global supplier partnerships, and transformational capabilities that support the company's long-term growth strategy.

This is a hybrid role, requiring in-person attendance at our Ewing, NJ office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and remote work options on Monday and Friday.

• Global Spend Ownership: ~ 1.5B+ across Direct Materials, Indirect Materials, and External Manufacturing
• Geographic Scope: North America, Europe, and Global Markets Group (GMG)
• Organization Size: 30+ professionals across regions
• Value Creation Accountability: Delivery of enterprise cost savings, cash flow improvement, risk mitigation, innovation enablement, and ESG commitments

• Set and own the Global Procurement strategy, operating model, and long-range vision aligned to enterprise business objectives and growth plans.
• Serve as the enterprise authority on external spend, commodity risk, supplier strategy, and external manufacturing decisions.
• Act as a thought leader at the executive level, influencing decisions on make vs. buy, capital allocation, risk posture, sustainability, and innovation.
• Lead transformation of procurement capabilities, analytics, governance, and talent to support a fast-growing, global organization.
• Own delivery of multi-year cost productivity, cash flow, and working capital targets, ensuring sustainable value creation rather than short-term savings.
• Lead global commodity, pricing, and hedging strategies to manage volatility and protect enterprise margins.
• Partner with Finance to align procurement strategy to annual operating plans, long-range plans, and capital investments.

• Establish global risk management platforms for single-source, dual-source, and single-plant exposures.
• Lead enterprise response to supply disruptions, shortages, geopolitical risk, and market volatility, ensuring business continuity.
• Own governance related to supplier quality, capacity planning, contingency planning, and resiliency metrics.

• Build and lead a best-in-class Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program that enables innovation, speed to market, quality, cost leadership, and ESG outcomes.
• Serve as executive sponsor for critical global suppliers, including Top-to-Top engagements and negotiations.
• Drive supplier-enabled innovation in partnership with R&D, Packaging, and External Manufacturing partners.
• Lead Supplier Diversity strategy and outcomes at the enterprise level.

• Own strategic leadership of external manufacturing partners supporting international and GMG businesses.
• Define metrics, capacity planning approaches, and performance expectations for external manufacturing networks.
• Lead strategic evaluations of external vs. internal manufacturing, balancing financial, strategic, and risk considerations.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global procurement organization, building deep functional expertise and future leaders.
• Establish clear performance expectations, succession plans, and development pathways for senior leaders and emerging talent.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion across regions.
• Partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D,…