What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director - Procurement position at MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.?
Description
Position Summary
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead an enterprise procurement capability from the ground up within a well-established and growing organization. MacAllister operates across over 50 facilities and multiple operating divisions in Indiana and Michigan, with hundreds of active buyers and a complex vendor base. The company is investing in procurement as a core capability, creating the opportunity for an experienced leader to design the operating model, implement modern procurement practices, and build a high-performing team.
The Director of Procurement will work to develop the company’s procurement strategy and establish scalable processes, systems, and supplier management practices that drive cost efficiency and deliver value across enterprise spend categories. This role reports to the Chief Legal Officer within Shared Services.
Success in this role requires a collaborative leader who can operate as a business partner and trusted advisor to leaders across operations and corporate functions. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on — capable of setting the vision while also building the structure, tools, and relationships needed to enable the business to move faster and operate more effectively.
For the right leader, this role offers the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on how MacAllister manages spend, partners with suppliers, and scales for the future.
Position Duties/Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
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All MacAllister Machinery companies are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including Disabled and Veteran applicants.
Position Summary
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead an enterprise procurement capability from the ground up within a well-established and growing organization. MacAllister operates across over 50 facilities and multiple operating divisions in Indiana and Michigan, with hundreds of active buyers and a complex vendor base. The company is investing in procurement as a core capability, creating the opportunity for an experienced leader to design the operating model, implement modern procurement practices, and build a high-performing team.
The Director of Procurement will work to develop the company’s procurement strategy and establish scalable processes, systems, and supplier management practices that drive cost efficiency and deliver value across enterprise spend categories. This role reports to the Chief Legal Officer within Shared Services.
Success in this role requires a collaborative leader who can operate as a business partner and trusted advisor to leaders across operations and corporate functions. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on — capable of setting the vision while also building the structure, tools, and relationships needed to enable the business to move faster and operate more effectively.
For the right leader, this role offers the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on how MacAllister manages spend, partners with suppliers, and scales for the future.
Position Duties/Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
- Build the Function: Design the procurement operating model, define the service approach, and establish the team structure for the entire enterprise from the ground up.
- Develop Category Strategies: Lead sourcing initiatives that drive savings, supplier consolidation, and improved commercial terms across addressable spend.
- Establish Governance: Create procurement policies, purchasing limits, contracting standards, and approval workflows that reduce off-contract spend, improve efficiency, and strengthen controls.
- Standardize Procure-to-Pay: Partner with Finance and IT to design P2P processes, supplier onboarding, catalogs, and purchasing channels that work across all divisions and locations.
- Manage Suppliers: Implement supplier segmentation, performance scorecards, and risk oversight with defined SLAs and KPIs.
- Drive Visibility: Build spend analytics and reporting that track savings and compliance, surface sourcing opportunities, and keep leadership informed regularly.
- Be a Business Partner: Embed with division and branch leaders to understand operations, earn trust, and position procurement as a resource — not a roadblock.
- Hire, develop, and lead the procurement team, starting with two Specialists and scaling based on demonstrated ROI.
- Build a team culture centered on service, partnership, and business impact — not compliance for compliance’s sake.
Required
- 10 years of progressive experience in procurement or supply chain leadership, including multi-site responsibility across 30 locations or a comparably complex, distributed operation.
- Hands-on depth in category management, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and procure-to-pay process design — not just oversight.
- Experience building or transforming a procurement function, including operating model, governance, systems, and team.
- Proven ability to earn trust and influence senior leaders in operationally driven environments where procurement is new or unfamiliar.
- Data-driven approach to spend analytics, savings tracking, and executive reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field — or equivalent professional experience.
- Background in dealer, distribution, heavy equipment, manufacturing, or OEM-aligned environments.
- Experience transitioning an organization from decentralized purchasing to a center-led or centralized procurement model.
- Track record managing a vendor base of 500 suppliers, including rationalization and consolidation of fragmented supplier networks.
- Experience implementing procurement technology platforms (P2P, contract management, supplier management, or spend analytics systems).
- Professional certification such as CPSM (ISM), CSCP (ASCM/APICS), or CPM.
All MacAllister Machinery companies are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including Disabled and Veteran applicants.