Vice President of Procurement
Nashville, Tennessee
A new and emerging CPG organization is currently seeking the ideal professional for a VP of Procurement at their headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. The Vice President of Procurement will build out and lead the company-wide procurement and strategic sourcing function, giving this individual tremendous responsibility and oversight.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead the creation of a best in class procurement team
- Create and direct the implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives
- Drive effective relationships with key internal clients, R&D, and Marketing teams
- Create supplier relationship process for additional value from external business partners
- Deliver market trends, market development information and analysis to drive business understanding of these markets
Key Qualifications:
- Minimum 10-15 years in leadership roles within Procurement
- Direct and indirect procurement experience
- Prior experience developing a procurement team is required
- Prior experience in transformational procurement or experience working with mergers or acquisitions
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Experience in new product development
- Plastics or packaging procurement is a plus
