Encore · 1 day ago
Director of Procurement
Schiller Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$147K/yr - $192K/yr
10+ years expEncore is a company focused on procurement and supply chain management, seeking a Director of Procurement to lead category management across the organization. The role involves developing supplier strategies, optimizing costs, and managing a high-performing procurement team while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Event ManagementEvent PromotionEvents
Responsibilities
Develop and manage category strategies for a spend of ~ $300M as a business lever
Execute sourcing and procurement strategies for all corporate commodities and suppliers including capital equipment, equipment leases, finance, legal, marketing, HR, and others, as needed. Maintain a controlled environment ensuring consistent and controlled buying methods
Implement and execute best-in-class decision making, e.g., Preferred Supplier programs, effective T&C structure and Global LTAs. Establishes proper metrics to ensure sourcing decisions follow TCO principles and delivers business value
Manage, evaluate, track and report relevant commodities and market trends from a historical and forecasting perspective
Establish annual goals and objectives, including stretch targets for function/team and manage individual performance to assure attainment
Drive cost savings, payment term improvements, and spend under management
Oversee supplier segmentation and complexity reduction
Implement sourcing playbooks and supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks
Build and lead high-performing procurement teams, including mentorship and training of direct reports
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency and performance
Facilitate team cohesion across geographies
Perform other duties and projects as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in supply chain management, engineering, industrial management, business, or related field
MBA in supply chain management or related desirable
10+ years global procurement experience in areas of indirect spend including prior supervisory experience
Understanding of Strategic Sourcing principles and strategy
Experience in negotiations and contracts
Analytical ability and understanding of financial analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Travel: Up to 25%
Preferred
Experience in AV industry
Certified Purchasing Manager
Knowledge of Oracle
Company
Encore
Encore Creative is a production and event management company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-03-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Jessie Essman
VP, Enterprise Project Management
Evan Swidler
Chief Human Resources Officer
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