About the Role: The Director, Global Procurement is a senior leadership role accountable for defining and executing Aviat's worldwide procurement strategy across direct materials, contract manufacturing, logistics, and indirect spend categories. This role is critical to driving sustainable cost reduction, strengthening supplier partnerships, and enabling scalable, resilient global operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on procurement leader with deep experience negotiating complex commercial agreements with OEMs, contract manufacturers (CMs), and global distributors, combined with a rigorous, data-driven approach to cost-model validation, commodity pricing governance, and supplier performance management. Most importantly, this leader will build, develop, and inspire high-performing global procurement teams, cultivating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:- Global Procurement Strategy & Cost Leadership
- Define and execute a global procurement strategy aligned with company financial, operational, and growth objectives.
- Lead enterprise-wide cost reduction initiatives across:
- Contract manufacturing and OEM partnerships
- Direct material suppliers and commodities
- Logistics and freight providers
- All indirect spend categories (IT, services, facilities, professional services, etc.)
- Establish disciplined processes to regularly vet and challenge supplier cost models, including BOMs, labor assumptions, overhead, margins, and commodity inputs.
- Drive should-cost modeling, benchmarking, and clean-sheet analyses to ensure competitive and transparent pricing.
Supplier & Contract Management- Lead complex commercial negotiations with OEMs, CMs, and distributors, ensuring optimal total cost of ownership (TCO), risk mitigation, and contractual protections.
- Own global supplier contract strategies, including:
- Long-term supply agreements
- Volume commitments and pricing frameworks
- Risk-sharing and escalation clauses
- Performance-based incentives and penalties
- Build and maintain strategic, executive-level supplier relationships while maintaining firm commercial discipline.
- Continuously assess supplier viability, cost competitiveness, capacity, and risk.
Manufacturing, Logistics & Risk Management- Partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance to align sourcing decisions with demand planning, production strategies, and working capital objectives.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain and logistics risks, including geopolitical, capacity, financial, and transportation disruptions.
- Develop and maintain contingency plans and lead procurement response efforts during supply chain disruptions or crisis events.
- Analytics, Governance & Systems
- Establish strong governance around procurement KPIs, cost savings validation, and supplier scorecards.
- Leverage ERP/MRP and advanced analytics tools to support:
- Demand alignment
- Inventory optimization
- Cost trend analysis
- Supplier performance management
- Ensure procurement decisions are fact-based, data-driven, and financially sound.
- People Leadership & Organizational Development
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global procurement organization.
- Set a clear vision, expectations, and career paths for procurement team members.
Foster a culture of:- Accountability and ownership
- Talent development and coaching
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement and innovation
- Act as a trusted leader and partner across the organization, influencing at all levels.
Qualifications & Competencies:Required- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
- 10+ years of progressive procurement and supply chain experience, with significant leadership experience at the Director or Senior Manager level in a global manufacturing or technology environment.
- Demonstrated success driving large-scale cost reduction initiatives across direct, indirect, and logistics spend.
- Deep expertise in contract negotiations with OEMs, CMs, and global distributors.
- Strong experience in cost modeling, should-cost analysis, and commodity pricing governance.
- Proven ability to build, lead, and scale teams, including remote and global organizations.
- Advanced analytical skills with strong financial acumen.
- Expertise with ERP/MRP systems and advanced supply chain analytics tools.
Preferred- Background in telecommunications, electronics, or complex hardware manufacturing.
- Experience managing global suppliers across Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
- Familiarity with lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Leadership Competencies- Strategic and systems-level thinker with strong execution discipline
- Confident, ethical, and decisive negotiator
- Results-oriented leader who drives measurable impact
- Strong communicator who can influence executives and frontline teams
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
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