Fortrea

Fortrea

Director, Global Strategic Sourcing (Durham, NC)

Durham · Director · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$170kDetected 74 days ago
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

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Green-card follow-through: 33%

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About the role

  • The Director, Global Strategic Sourcing, is responsible for leading the strategy, design and development of a world-class strategic sourcing and category management function for one or more categories or segments within Fortrea's global sourcing scope.
  • This leader must have the interest and ability to work cross functionally with stakeholders across the entire enterprise to ensure that business objectives and strategies are achieved.

Responsibilities

  • Create a high‑performance culture by coaching leaders, providing regular performance feedback, and holding managers accountable for results, behaviors, and talent development outcomes.
  • Own talent strategy for assigned categories, including workforce planning, capability development, succession planning, and identification of future leaders within Global Procurement Services.
  • Own the strategy, governance, and performance outcomes for assigned sourcing categories, ensuring category strategies are developed and executed effectively.
  • Serve as an executive escalation point, removing barriers, resolving priority conflicts, and enabling teams to deliver value at scale rather than directly managing routine sourcing activities.
  • Own delivery of savings and value targets through the performance of the team, including P&L impact, cost avoidance, working capital improvements, and supplier innovation.
  • Design and continuously evolve the operating model for category management and strategic sourcing, including governance forums, escalation paths, and cross‑functional engagement models.
  • Partner with the Executive Director to shape functional strategy, transformation roadmaps, and multi‑year capability investments for Global Procurement Services.
  • Developing and executing clear category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and cost reduction strategies

Requirements

  • Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
  • Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
  • Bachelor's degree
  • A deep knowledge of sourcing processes, market trends, benchmarks, and best practices across categories under management
  • In-depth knowledge of category strategy, management and sourcing, methodologies, and best practices
  • Proven analytical skills, and demonstrated ability to solve complex problems to drive value
  • Deep business and financial acumen and strong strategic and conceptual skills
  • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills
  • Working knowledge of data analysis and forecasting tools and ability to develop actionable insights from data
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to build, develop and maintain trusted relationships both internally and externally
  • Attention to detail and analysis accuracy
  • Ability to make decisions and commit to completion dates
  • Ability to troubleshoot issues of high complexity
  • Microsoft Office365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)

Compensation

  • $160,000-$170,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)

Benefits

  • All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.

Company info

  • Build, lead, and develop a global team of category and sourcing managers, establishing clear role clarity, performance expectations, and decision rights aligned to Fortrea's strategic priorities.

Equal opportunity

  • Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.
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