- Private equity-backed, commercial services company headquartered in Charlotte, NC
- Industry leader with a multi-site, service-based operating model supporting enterprise customers across North America
- Experiencing strong growth through organic expansion, operational improvements, and strategic investment initiatives
- Backed by an engaged ownership group focused on scaling the platform and driving long-term value creation
- Collaborative leadership team with a focus on data-driven decision making, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Opportunity to act as a true strategic finance partner to senior leadership across operations, sales, and supply chain
- High visibility role with direct exposure to executive leadership and key decision-making initiatives
- Ability to influence margin improvement, cost optimization, and operational performance at scale
- Platform to build and enhance FP&A, reporting, and business partnership capabilities
- Career growth aligned with a high-performing, PE-backed organization focused on internal advancement and development
- Lead the execution, process management, and operational excellence of the purchasing organization across both direct and indirect spend categories.
- Responsible for building scalable purchasing processes, driving compliance and standardization, improving purchasing cycle times, and ensuring purchasing operations support field operations, inventory strategy, and company financial objectives.
- Focus heavily on process discipline, performance and KPI management, purchasing controls and execution, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and increase visibility into purchasing performance across the organization.
- This role will serve as the operational leader of the purchasing organization and work closely with Inventory Planning, Finance, Operations, and Vendor Management leadership to ensure purchasing processes are efficient, controlled, and scalable to support company growth.
- Lead the operational execution of the purchasing organization, ensuring consistent and efficient purchasing processes across all business segments.
- Develop, implement, and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) across all purchasing activities including ordering, sourcing, vendor selection, approvals, and invoice matching.
- Drive process standardization across direct and indirect purchasing functions to reduce variability and improve efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with preferred vendors, national agreements, and sourcing strategies.
- Support strategic vendor initiatives and cost savings programs through purchasing execution and compliance to inventory plan and vendor strategy.
- Work with Vendor Management Team to implement vendor programs, pricing agreements, and purchasing controls.
- Monitor vendor performance related to fulfillment, pricing compliance, and service levels.
BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or operations, with at least 3 years in a Director or above role.
- Strong background in operational process management, SOP development, and process improvement.
- Experience managing purchasing teams, buyer productivity, and purchasing operations.
- Strong understanding of purchasing controls, financial controls, and compliance processes.
- Proven ability to improve operational efficiency, implement process improvements, and manage performance metrics.
- Experience with ERP systems and planning/purchasing platforms.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
