About this role
Formica Corporation is seeking a Procurement Director, North America to lead commercial strategy and supplier management across approximately $130 million in direct and indirect spend. This role owns sourcing, supplier selection, commercial terms, contracts, third-party purchasing, performance, and supply-risk mitigation while partnering with Operations, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Legal.
Key Accountabilities
• Develop and execute procurement and category strategies for North American direct and indirect spend.
• Lead, coach, and develop the North American procurement team, including goal setting, workload prioritization, performance management, talent development, and day-to-day team leadership.
• Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, service levels, obligations, renewals, and commercial protections.
• Deliver measurable savings and value through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, cost modeling, and supplier optimization.
• Own supplier identification, qualification, selection, onboarding, and governance within approved technical, quality, and supply requirements.
• Lead purchasing from third-party suppliers, including commercial terms, pricing accuracy, purchase-order governance, and issue escalation.
• Build procurement organizational capability by setting team priorities, strengthening sourcing discipline, developing talent, and driving accountability for savings, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder support.
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards, reviews, corrective actions, and escalation across cost, quality, delivery, and continuity.
• Strengthen critical-material resilience through qualified alternate sources and documented risk-mitigation plans.
• Lead commercial resolution of raw-material claims, including recovery, replacement supply, and supplier corrective action.
• Provide market intelligence, commodity cost models, PPV analysis, and inflation and savings forecasts.
• Partner with manufacturing and functional teams on supplier innovation, product launches, trials, and indirect categories.
Key Performance Indicators
• Realized savings and purchase-price variance versus approved baseline.
• Percentage of critical materials with a qualified, contract-ready alternate source.
• Incoming material defect PPM and repeat-issue rate.
• Inbound supplier OTIF and outbound OTIF affected by material availability.
• Contract compliance, supplier corrective-action closure, and claim recovery.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance, or a related field; MBA or professional certification is preferred.
• Progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, or operations experience, including complex negotiations and supplier leadership.
• Demonstrated results in savings delivery, contract management, supplier performance, and supply-risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical, financial, negotiation, leadership, and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Manufacturing and raw-material category experience is strongly preferred.
Employment Information
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and an exciting, challenging, and fast-paced work environment.
To apply, please visit our Career Center at http://www.formica.com/en/us/careers.
Formica Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Vets.
Only qualified individuals who meet the fundamental qualifications will be considered. Applications will be accepted for a minimum of three business days from the date of the initial posting.