Vice President – Procurement Operations Excellence
Saffire, LLC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Frisco • New York • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Build and lead a high-performing procurement operations excellence organization across governance, systems, data, analytics, and process excellence
- Partner with broader Procurement organization, Finance, IT, Operations, and venue leaders to align priorities and drive value
- Drive talent management including recruiting, performance management, coaching, and succession planning
- Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation
- Develop and maintain the enterprise procurement governance framework, including policies, standards, process documentation, and controls
- Establish the global Procurement Operating Model with consistent roles, workflows, SLAs, and RACI alignment
- Create and manage Legends' procurement policy architecture—including sourcing thresholds, delegation of authority, contract requirements, supplier onboarding standards, and compliance controls
- Drive adoption of best‑practice procurement, supplier management, and inventory processes across all venues and business units
- Define and manage procurement KPIs across cost, efficiency, quality, compliance, and user experience
- Lead end‑to‑end process mapping, optimization, and automation across requisitioning, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, receiving, invoicing, inventory, and supplier management
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree, MBA preferred
- 15+ years in procurement or supply chain with proven success leading procurement operations or transformation and major technology implementation
- Expertise in source / procure‑to‑pay, eProcurement tools, inventory systems, and supplier management
- Strong understanding of procurement governance, policy development, and compliance
- Advanced proficiency with analytics platforms and data visualization
- Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Proven track record leading sourcing and procurement across multiple spend categories, with particular emphasis on food and beverage
- Deep negotiation and contract management skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- paid vacation
- 401k plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurement operationssupply chain managementsource/procure-to-payeProcurement toolsinventory systemssupplier managementprocurement governancepolicy developmentdata visualizationcontract management
Soft Skills
leadershipstakeholder managementcollaborationcontinuous improvementcoachingperformance managementinnovationnegotiationcommunicationtalent management
Certifications
Bachelors DegreeMBA