Head of Business Analysis and Planning

Job Overview The Director, Global Strategic Sourcing, is responsible for leading the strategy, design and development of a world‑class strategic sourcing and category management function for one or more categories or segments within Fortrea’s global sourcing scope. This leader must have the interest and ability to work cross functionally with stakeholders across the entire enterprise to ensure that business objectives and strategies are achieved.

Summary of Responsibilities Leadership & People Management Build, lead, and develop a global team of category and sourcing managers, establishing clear role clarity, performance expectations, and decision rights aligned to Fortrea’s strategic priorities. Create a high‑performance culture by coaching leaders, providing regular performance feedback, and holding managers accountable for results, behaviors, and talent development outcomes. Own talent strategy for assigned categories, including workforce planning, capability development, succession planning, and identification of future leaders within Global Procurement Services. Set and cascade measurable objectives across the team (savings, service levels, stakeholder satisfaction, compliance), ensuring alignment between enterprise priorities and individual goals. Foster an inclusive, growth‑oriented environment that encourages continuous improvement, innovation, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Strategic Leadership Own the strategy, governance, and performance outcomes for assigned sourcing categories, ensuring category strategies are developed and executed effectively. Hold team leaders accountable for execution quality, including sourcing rigor, supplier performance management, contract compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Serve as an executive escalation point, removing barriers, resolving priority conflicts, and enabling teams to deliver value at scale rather than directly managing routine sourcing activities. Translate enterprise strategy into category‑level priorities, ensuring consistent application of sourcing methodologies, tools, and governance across the team.

Model and enforce disciplined decision‑making, ensuring teams balance speed, risk, compliance, and value in alignment with Fortrea policies and regulatory requirements.

Execution Lead and project manage multi-functional stakeholder teams on specific strategic sourcing initiatives or projects, including RFX’s, to ensure benefit realization and drive value through supplier relationship management within the assigned categories. Conduct regular contract review meetings with suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure supplier performance is meeting expectations, contractual commitments, and service levels and that any concerns are communicated in a timely manner ensuring the avoidance of service disruption and stakeholder dissatisfaction. Provide advice on all procurement related issues and discuss detailed contractual issues on a wide and varied portfolio with stakeholders to ensure that (i) contractual terms and obligations are fully understood, (ii) both financial, operational, and supply risks are minimized, and (iii) stakeholders fully understand and remain in compliance with finance, legal and procurement procedures. Verify the relevance of the sourcing strategy by consulting with leaders, understanding external market trends, monitoring business conditions and priorities, being attentive to business objectives and continually validating, evolving, and adjusting the suitability of the functions' strategic objectives to ensure alignment.

Qualifications (Minimum Required) Bachelor's degree

Deep business and financial acumen and strong strategic and conceptual skills

Working knowledge of data analysis and forecasting tools and ability to develop actionable insights from data

Attention to detail and analysis accuracy

Microsoft Office365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)

Experience working in a matrixed business environment, leading multiple commitments and collaborators while prioritizing conflicting demands, maintaining focus on the objective, and providing high quality service to both internal and external partners

Specific experience in leading large, complex sourcing projects and supporting Senior Leadership on development of the sourcing strategy, management of risks and issues and the execution of the project to deliver the greatest value for money for the organization

Pay Range $160,000-$170,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)

Working Arrangements Hybrid role with the expectation to work within our Durham headquarters 3 days each week.

Benefits All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including:

Medical

Dental

Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO)

Company bonus where applicable

Physical Demands/Work Environment Work Environment: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

Application deadline September 30, 2026