Hirewell · 23 hours ago
Director - Procurement Focus, Industrials
Hirewell is a premier advisory and implementation partner in the industrial technology space. They are seeking a senior project leader with deep experience in delivering procurement-led value creation initiatives in industrial environments, overseeing complex transformation programs and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.
Responsibilities
Owns delivery of multi-workstream transformation engagements across industrial portfolio companies and partners
Leads teams of 2–4 Associates and Managers, ensuring analytical rigor, execution discipline, and measurable results
Translates hypotheses and analyses into executable initiatives with clear owners, milestones, and value-tracking mechanisms
Ensures sustained adoption and delivery of EBITDA and cash impact
Leads procurement-focused initiatives as part of broader transformation efforts, including:
Strategic sourcing and category strategy development
Direct and indirect material cost reduction
Supplier consolidation and renegotiation
Clean-sheeting and should-cost modeling
Make-versus-buy and footprint-linked sourcing decisions
Working capital improvement and inventory reduction
Contract compliance and leakage recovery
Partners closely with operations, engineering, quality, and finance to ensure practicality and successful implementation
Serves as the primary on-site leader for client delivery and stakeholder alignment
Facilitates executive decision-making and resolves tradeoffs among cost, service, quality, and risk
Drives cadence management, issue resolution, and governance processes
Coaches and develops junior team members in structured problem solving, analytics, and implementation skills
Contributes to the development of the firm’s transformation playbooks, procurement toolkits, benchmarks, and methodologies
Leads day-to-day execution and successful delivery of transformation initiatives
Owns workplan development, initiative pipeline management, and value realization tracking
Drives content development and quality across analyses, recommendations, and implementation plans
Manages scope, pace, risks, and stakeholder expectations
Leads executive-level presentations and working sessions
Actively mentors and develops team members
Contributes to the continuous improvement of the firm’s delivery capabilities and intellectual property
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable operational and financial outcomes
Meaningful functional depth in procurement and sourcing delivery, including hands-on leadership of sourcing waves, supplier negotiations, cost modeling, and implementation
Strong understanding of industrial operating environments, including manufacturing, engineered products, industrial services, and chemicals
Strong financial and analytical capability, with the ability to link operational initiatives to EBITDA, cash flow, and ROI
Proven ability to lead teams, manage senior stakeholders, and drive execution
Excellent communication skills and executive presence
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree
Experience in management consulting, transformation roles, or operating leadership roles within industrial companies
Company
Hirewell
Hirewell is an online recruitment platform that connects job seekers with employers. It is a sub-organization of PRYTEK.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$21MKey Investors
PRYTEK
2021-11-09Series Unknown· $21M
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