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Ariat International · 17 hours ago

Director, Indirect Procurement

Haslet, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $170K/yr

12+ years exp

Ariat International is an innovative, outdoor global brand specializing in high-quality footwear and apparel. The Director of Indirect Procurement will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for various indirect spend categories while leading end-to-end sourcing processes and managing supplier relationships.

FashionManufacturingProduct Design

Responsibilities

Conducting spend analysis and market benchmarking

Developing a 3 to 5-year souring opportunity roadmap

Leading end to end sourcing processes including RFIs/RFPs, bid evaluation, negotiation strategies, and award recommendations

Building total cost of ownership (TCO) models and scenario analyses

Establishing structured supplier performance management system, including KPIs, SLAs, QBRs, and scorecards

Partnering with Legal to develop standardized terms, creating MSA templates and contracts, and mitigating risk

Defining, implementing, and enforcing procurement policies, purchasing standards, and approval workflows

Collaborating with FP&A to forecast category spend and savings, ensuring budgets accurately reflect contract terms

Tracking, validating, and reporting realized savings, cost avoidance, and financial impacts

Owning and managing procurement systems, maintaining data integrity, enabling workflow automation, and delivering reporting and analytics

Influencing senior-level decision-making through data-driven insights and recommendations

Building high-trust relationships across the enterprise to drive adoption of procurement initiatives and policies

Assisting with other responsibilities as needed

Qualification

Indirect procurementStrategic sourcingSpend analysisSupplier performance managementContract managementData-driven insightsFinancial forecastingRisk mitigationWorkflow automationLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationRelationship buildingNegotiation strategies