Director of Procurement (Greater Pittsburgh Region)

A global engineering and infrastructure organization is seeking a Director of Procurement to lead its North American procurement function. This is a senior leadership role for someone with deep experience in project/EPC procurement, complex supplier contracts, and procurement transformation.

The Role

You will lead a 20+ person procurement organization spanning project procurement, services, and manufacturing/materials, with four direct reports.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the North American procurement organization and regional strategy.
• Oversee procurement supporting large, complex engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Lead sourcing and negotiations for major supplier, subcontractor, and services agreements.
• Partner closely with engineering, project leadership, operations, manufacturing, and finance.
• Assess and strengthen the existing procurement organization, including team capability, structure, and performance.
• Drive supplier performance, cost improvement, risk mitigation, and continuity of supply.
• Support Make-vs-Buy, localization, and strategic sourcing decisions.
• Manage commercial and contractual risk during supplier negotiations.
• Align regional execution with global procurement strategies and processes.
• Lead procurement transformation, integration, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of procurement/supply-chain experience with 8+ years in senior leadership.
• Project/EPC procurement experience is required.
• Experience leading procurement organizations of 15+ people.
• Significant procurement responsibility across complex, multi-supplier projects.
• Strong supplier contract negotiation and commercial experience.
• Background in infrastructure, transportation, EPC/construction, power, aerospace, industrial engineering, or similar project-driven industries.
• Experience leading organizational change, integration, or procurement transformation.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering and technical stakeholders.
• Experience operating within a global or matrixed organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Economics, or related field required; MBA preferred.