Shape Corp.

Director of Indirect Procurement

Shape Corp.$125K — $150K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Procurement
  • 10+ years of procurement experience, focusing on indirect procurement
  • 3+ years leading global cross-functional teams
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders across various functions
  • Experience with indirect procurement processes and governance
  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead transformation of global indirect procurement practices
  • Develop strategies for managing indirect spend categories
  • Build and maintain partnerships with suppliers
  • Implement compliance controls and procurement governance standards
  • Drive savings targets and KPI management
  • Support sustainability initiatives through supplier engagement
  • Enhance procurement effectiveness using systems and tools

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Involvement in high-impact company initiatives
  • Role in advancing the company's sustainability agenda
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Direct influence on company-wide procurement strategies
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Director of Indirect Procurement leads Shape Corp's Global Indirect Procurement Transformation and is the senior leader accountable for indirect procurement worldwide. The role is responsible for transforming approximately $160M of indirect spend across IT, Facilities, Professional Services, HR, Travel and other indirect categories, expanding the share of that spend under Procurement management and raising sourcing discipline, governance and process maturity across the organization.

Beyond traditional category sourcing, the position owns the policies, approval workflows, compliance controls that govern how the company buys. It carries explicit savings ownership, drives spend visibility and analytics, and partners with functional leaders to create enterprise-wide value in line with the Global Procurement Transformation roadmap and Procurement Vision 2030.

Reporting Relationship

Reports directly to the Global Director of Procurement.

Role Pillars

Pillar

Scope

A. Indirect Category Management

IT, Facilities, Professional Services, HR, Travel and other indirect categories

B. Transformation & Governance

Global Indirect Sourcing Policy, approval process, compliance, indirect process design

C. Savings & KPI management

Savings pipeline, Indirect KPI management

D. Sustainability & ESG

Scope 3, supplier engagement

Essential Job Functions

Essential job functions include, but are not limited to, the following.

A. Indirect Category Management

  • Develop and maintain a globally aligned indirect supply base that maximizes profitability through world-class service quality, delivery, innovation and cost.
  • Develop and execute category strategies for indirect spend areas (IT, Facilities, Professional Services, HR, Travel and other indirect categories) based on market and technology trends.
  • Identify business unit needs from the supply base and proactively develop the necessary capabilities.
  • Oversee all activities related to the procurement of indirect goods and services to support enterprise-wide operational and strategic needs.
  • Build and maintain excellent supplier base partnerships.
  • Investigate and implement alternative sourcing models and technologies that provide a competitive advantage.

B. Transformation & Governance

  • Lead the development and execution of the global indirect procurement transformation roadmap, aligned with the Global Procurement Transformation program, Procurement Vision 2030 and global business objectives.
  • Lead the expansion of indirect spend under Procurement management through policy deployment, stakeholder engagement, sourcing governance and compliance programs.
  • Deploy and continuously improve the Global Sourcing Policy, procurement approval workflows, compliance controls and procurement governance standards across all regions and functions.
  • Act as a strategic business partner to Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Communications, Operations, Engineering and other functions to drive enterprise-wide value creation through indirect procurement.
  • Align stakeholders to ensure compliance with procurement policy, sourcing thresholds and approval requirements, and address non-compliant or unmanaged spend.
  • Ensure all procurement initiatives support growth, digital transformation, operational efficiency and talent development.
  • Drive effective use and adoption of indirect procurement systems and tools, including stakeholder training, to improve process discipline and overall procurement effectiveness.

C. Savings & Analytics

  • Own indirect procurement savings targets and pipeline development
  • Drive spend visibility, KPI management and data-driven decision making for indirect procurement.
  • Report monthly procurement KPIs, including spend under management and savings delivery

D. Sustainability & ESG

  • Support the company's sustainability agenda through supplier engagement, Scope 3 initiatives, ESG assessments and sustainable sourcing practices, working with external consultant

Other

  • Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.


Position Skills and Experience Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Procurement.
  • 10+ years of procurement experience, including responsibility for indirect procurement, procurement transformation, governance and cross-functional stakeholder management.
  • 3+ years of demonstrated ability to lead global cross-functional teams and drive strategic change
  • Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Communications, Operations and Engineering without direct authority.
  • Experience owning and improving indirect procurement processes, policies, systems, governance, including sourcing policy deployment, approval workflows and compliance controls.
  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including spend analytics, savings pipeline management, forecasting and KPI reporting.
  • Strong time management skills with the ability to balance multiple tasks with tight timeframes.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft applications and procurement tools.
  • Working knowledge of sustainable procurement practices, supplier ESG expectations, Scope 3 emissions, and related reporting or supplier engagement processes.

About Shape Corp.

Shape Corp. is a global full-service supplier of lightweight steel, aluminum, plastic, composite and hybrid solutions. The company primarily serves the automotive sector, but also has customers in the appliance, office furniture, and renewable energy industries. Shape Corp. was founded in 1974 and has since grown to become a leading provider of innovative solutions for lightweighting, noise and vibration reduction, and aerodynamics. The company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, and China, and employs over 2,500 people worldwide.
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2,500 employees
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2015

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