We are looking for a highly organized, experienced and motivated procurement professional to lead the Burlington Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) team. The Director of Procurement COE has a primary responsibility of providing support to the Procurement organization and all of it’s functions. This integral role owns the responsibility of all Procurement related systems and tools, maintaining those systems as a system admin, providing training and support to the team, and provide reporting to the organization which is used to make key strategic decisions throughout the enterprise.

The Director of the COE is expected to implement best practices for all Procurement related processes, methodologies, models, and where appropriate optimize operations across categories within Procurement and throughout the organization. It is expected that this role will engage with senior leaders regularly across the enterprise to establish processes that improve KPIs, efficiencies, and drive value while improving the ease of execution. 

As the business owner of Procurement systems, this role will be responsible for leading an enterprise-wide Source-to-Pay system implementation. Experience with S2P, ERP, and/or P2P implementations is highly preferred.

A Day in the Life:

• Own and maintain Procurement systems, tools, and processes (Coupa)
  • Vendor Management
  • Contract Management
  • Catalogs, Sourcing & Bid Optimization
  • Procure-to-pay
  • Reporting
• Maintain and distribute accurate reporting
  • Develop and maintain reports that track the status of projects, contracts, spend, savings, and other metrics as needed
  • Track report on KPIs related to the performance of Procurement
  • Assist Procurement category owners in developing robust reports to support the business. i.e. category specific spend/usage, market intelligence, commodity tracking, etc.
• Drive the annual category strategy process
  • Oversee the creation and implementation of annual company-wide category strategies to deliver continuous improvement and better value to the business across spend areas worth $1.5B+
  • Direct the execution of spend analytics across all indirect categories, identifying options and opportunities, categorizing spend, and delivering accurate reporting consistently
  • Build and drive annual savings plans by interfacing and communicating with the Procurement category owners, functional business unit leaders, and Finance
• Sourcing
  • Lead sourcing events as needed on an ad hoc basis
  • Provide analytical support to the Procurement team as needed
• Procurement onboarding, training, & process improvements
  • Partner closely with other Procurement leaders to develop on-boarding material, provide training, and deliver to the team on an on-going basis.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, counseling and support to the Procurement team

You’ll Come With:

• 4 year college degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field, MBA strongly desired

• Certified Purchasing Manager and/or Certified Professional in Supply Management preferred 

• Experience with implementing a Source-to-Pay solution is highly desired

• 10+ years of sourcing/procurement experience with demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility
• Experience in Strategic Sourcing to include strong negotiation and supplier management experience
• Candidate must possess a broad knowledge base across multiple categories of purchases and be well versed in sourcing methodology, process and negotiations
• Experience with simultaneously and continuously improving customer satisfaction and productivity in sourcing and supplier relationship management
• Demonstrated success leading project teams to achieve quantifiable savings by applying sourcing methods
• Retail experience a plus
• Technical Proficiency: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), S2P Systems (Coupa a plus), Reporting and Analysis Tools (Power BI)
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Able to manage multiple projects, effectively using multi-disciplinary resources to meet demands
• Must be able to work autonomously, exercise good judgment and take decisive action
• Candidate should possess excellent presentation skills

Come join our team. You’re going to like it here! 

You will enjoy a competitive wage, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. 

We are a rapidly growing brand, and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. 

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