Director of Procurement

Headquarters: Nebraska / Utah / Texas / Tennessee / Ohio / North Dakota / Nevada / Louisiana / Kentucky / Indiana / Florida / Georgia / Idaho / Iowa / Illinois URL: http://spreetail.com Spreetail propels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. Learn how we are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history: www.spreetail.com . Work Your Way: At Spreetail, we believe in empowering our employees to work in the way that suits them best through our Work Your Way approach. Each team member has the flexibility to choose where they work most effectively each week—whether that's from home, a coffee shop, or the office. While flexibility is key, we also value the power of in-person connection. That’s why we bring our corporate team together in Lincoln each quarter for a week of intentional collaboration, team building, community engagement, and our All-Hands meeting. It’s the best of both worlds: the freedom to work your way, with meaningful opportunities to connect and grow together. Please scroll to the bottom of the job posting to confirm that your state qualifies for the Work Your Way program. Spreetail is looking for a Director of Procurement, you will serve as the single accountable leader for ~$29M in annual addressable spend across our 8 fulfillment center locations. In this role, you will lead end-to-end operational sourcing strategies—including packaging, pallets, corrugate, business services, and facility supplies—while driving commercial negotiations, cost-saving initiatives, and vendor accountability. You will lead the on-site non-inventory hourly teams responsible for staging and replenishment, design robust inventory controls, and build cross-functional alignment across Finance, Operations, and carriers. How you will achieve success: • Network Spend Ownership: Serve as the single accountable owner of ~$25M/year+ in addressable spend across all 8 FC buildings (~$10M pallets and corrugate, ~$10M+ business services,). • Strategic RFP Execution: Lead the Q1 2027 pallet RFP across primary partners (KAMPS, 48forty, and emerging alternatives) to secure pallets and corrugate at the lowest total net cost. • Carrier S&OP & Credit Recovery: Establish S&OP-driven pallet demand forecasts and operationalize pallet return, regrade, and credit recovery programs with major carrier partners (FedEx, Roadie). • On-Site Team Leadership & Kanban Design: Directly lead on-site non-inventory hourly associates across the network who receive, stage, and replenish materials; design and implement lean kanban staging to eliminate fulfillment downtime. • Vendor Consolidation & Services Procurement: Negotiate master service agreements, consolidate redundant vendors, enforce rigorous SLA performance across ~$17M in business services, and streamline standard operating ordering flows for facility supplies and maintenance buys. • Systems, Approvals & Governance: Own procurement systems and operational controls (vendor onboarding, invoice reconciliation, and approval routing workflows), delivering monthly savings scorecard KPIs to executive leadership. What experiences will help you in this role: • Sourcing & Category Scale: 7+ years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience managing $25M+ in addressable spend within fulfillment, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain operations. • Packaging & Corrugate Expertise: Proven track record running competitive RFPs, negotiating complex commercial terms for pallets/corrugate, and executing closed-loop pallet return/regrade programs. • Contract & SLA Management: Demonstrated mastery in business services procurement, vendor rationalization, contract redlining, and ongoing SLA performance governance