Director of Strategic Procurement

At IEM, we’re not just building innovative electrical distribution systems, we’re shaping the future. IEM is dedicated to delivering world-class solutions for complex power needs. After 75 years, we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting out, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, grow, and make a lasting impact on industries that power the world’s most dynamic markets.

Position Summary

The Director of Strategic Procurement, reporting to our VP of Supply Chain, develops and executes enterprise procurement strategies that support IEM’s manufacturing, supply chain, operational, and business growth goals. This role is responsible for building a high-performing procurement function, improving supplier performance, driving cost reduction, reducing supply risk, and ensuring IEM has the supplier base, contracts, and processes needed to support a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate has strong strategic sourcing, supplier management, procurement leadership, and manufacturing experience. This individual should be able to partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and executive leadership to improve material availability, cost competitiveness, supplier accountability, and long-term business continuity.

Note: While candidates based near one of our US plants are preferred, we are open to remote candidates. This role requires approximately 50% travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic procurement plans that support cost, quality, delivery, inventory, working capital, and business continuity goals.

• Lead procurement strategy across assigned commodities, suppliers, materials, components, and services.

• Build, lead, coach, and develop a procurement team capable of supporting IEM’s growth, production demands, and operational priorities.

• Establish supplier strategies that improve cost competitiveness, lead times, capacity, quality, and delivery performance.

• Lead supplier negotiations related to pricing, contracts, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, stocking agreements, blanket orders, and long-term supply agreements.

• Drive cost reduction, supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, localization, value engineering, and supply risk mitigation initiatives.

• Partner with Procurement, Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and executive leadership to align supplier strategies with business and production needs.

• Analyze spend, supplier performance, market trends, supplier c...

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