Procurement Manager, Operations

• Provide overall direction and guidance to the organization's procurement activities
• Provide strategic leadership and management for individuals supporting procurement projects, programs, and systems
• Support company growth, savings, and transformational initiatives
• Develop departmental strategies aligned with enterprise targets
• Ensure targets and operational needs are met
• Ensure operational excellence through standardization, risk assessment, and review of key metrics
• Oversee multiple request-for-quote/request-for-proposal projects simultaneously
• Monitor category spending and recommend new cost‑saving projects
• Provide final negotiation support for new contracts
• Oversee transition and rollout of executed agreements, contracts, MSAs, and programs to operational or functional support leaders
• Develop KPIs and OKRs to track compliance with procurement initiatives
• Lead talent selection and development initiatives and foster associate engagement
• Work within a complex matrixed environment
• Collaborate with Operations, Human Resources, Sales, and Finance

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, Logistics, or equivalent fields is required
• Minimum of 7 years of experience
• Minimum of 3 years leading large programs and/or teams in a matrixed environment
• Must be able to work in unregulated temperatures within the warehouse during warmer and colder months, ranging from mild to moderate as required

Demonstrates strategic leadership in procurement activities, focusing on operational excellence, cost‑saving initiatives, and compliance through KPIs and OKRs. Proven ability to manage and develop teams within a complex matrixed environment while collaborating across various departments.

• Strategic Leadership
• Procurement Management
• KPI Development Team Development
• Cost‑Saving Initiatives

• Procurement Activities
• Request‑For‑Quote Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Operational Excellence
• Risk Assessment
• Program Management
• Matrixed Environment Experience
• Cost‑Saving Project Recommendations
• KPI Development
• OKR Tracking

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Talent Development
• Engagement

• Engineering
• Business
• Logistics
• Operational Needs
• Departmental Strategies
• Category Spending
• Transition Management
• Functional Support
• Matrixed Environment
• Warehouse Operations