Associate Director – Procurement

Latham & Watkins

Associate Director - Procurement managing procurement team at Latham & Watkins. Providing strategic direction for contracting, buying activities, and optimizing procurement processes.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $250,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing strategic direction and support to the firm regarding supplier and risk management, contract negotiation, procurement operations (procure-to-pay), category management / strategic sourcing, contracts administration, asset management, and analytics regarding these areas
Leading firm wide procurement related projects to completion
Building and sustaining a high-performing procurement organization and team
Communicating procurement activities and vision/roadmap to all relevant stakeholders in the organization on a regular basis
Helping sustain a robust vendor management program in partnership with business stakeholders, the vendor risk management function, and a global accounts payable team
Staying abreast of current and new procurement related tools, technologies, and market trends as they relate and are relevant to the firm
Guiding other firm personnel involved in negotiating contracts or buying activities including providing training in best practices, process support, and other activities in furthering the firm's policies, procedures, and objectives
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's degree with a concentration in business administration, preferably
An MBA or advanced degree in business, finance or supply chain, or other relevant discipline, preferably
A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience of indirect procurement in a similar-sized organization and industry
A minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in a procurement leadership role with demonstrated ability to effectively lead a team, with accountability, strategic planning, and budgeting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurement operationscontract negotiationcategory managementstrategic sourcingcontracts administrationasset managementanalyticsvendor managementstrategic planningbudgeting

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationteam buildingstakeholder engagementtrainingprocess support

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBAadvanced degree in businessadvanced degree in financeadvanced degree in supply chain