Chewy
Associate Director, Procurement
Plantation, FL · Director
Sponsorship not specified$138k-$222kDetected 41 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementNegotiationForecastingBudgetingSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Provide leadership and guidance on contract strategy, commercial negotiations, supplier management, and procurement best practices across the organization.
- Establish and execute negotiation strategies for major supplier agreements, driving outcomes across pricing, commercial terms, service levels, and risk mitigation.
- Influence senior stakeholders through clear, data-driven insights, aligning sourcing strategies, supplier decisions, and procurement priorities with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Build High-Performing Teams
- Lead and develop a team of procurement professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and talent development.
- Develop and execute multi-year category and sourcing strategies, managing a pipeline of contracts and overseeing end-to-end sourcing initiatives for large, complex, and high-visibility engagements.
- Direct complex sourcing activities and strategic procurement initiatives, applying strong commercial, operational, and financial acumen to drive business outcomes.
- Develop supplier segmentation frameworks and governance models to optimize supplier performance, innovation, risk management, and business continuity.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving process transformation, technology implementation, organizational change, and procurement capability development.
- Foster long-term strategic relationships with suppliers and internal business partners to drive value creation, innovation, and operational excellence.
- 3+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing procurement professionals.
- Proven success in developing and executing multi-category sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across multiple business functions.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain leadership.
- Extensive experience leading complex supplier negotiations, contract development, and supplier performance management programs.
- Experience leading large-scale RFx events, supplier transitions, and strategic sourcing programs.
- Experience leading procurement organizations in high-growth, large-scale, or e-commerce environments.
- Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category strategy development, and procurement transformation.
- Experience implementing procurement technologies, sourcing platforms, or spend management tools.
- Comfort working in a pet-friendly environment Why Chewy?
Compensation
- Partner closely with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, annual planning, and long-range cost management initiatives, incorporating market trends, supplier pricing cycles, and demand signals.
Visa & Work Authorization
- applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing,
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