Senior Director, Procurement
Santa Ana, CA - USA
Job Summary
Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade authenticate vault and sell millions of record-setting collectibles all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. Were always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team.
Our services span collectible trading cards autographs comic books coins video games event tickets and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA PCGS Beckett SGC and Card Ladder.
Since our founding in 1986 we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana California and offices in New Jersey Texas Florida Japan Shanghai Hong Kong Canada Mexico Germany and France.
Were looking for a Senior Director Procurement to build and lead the procurement and supply chain function for Collectors. Youll establish strategic sourcing practices negotiate key supplier agreements and work with our supply chain team to support high-volume operations across multiple facilities and drive cost savings and efficiency improvements that directly impact the bottom line. Collectors processes millions of collectible items each year across sites in California New Jersey Texas Florida and internationally making procurement discipline critical to our business.
Youll report to the SVP Financial Operations and work from our Santa Ana CA corporate office headquarters with periodic travel to other Collectors facilities.
What Youll Do
Procurement Strategy & Strategic Sourcing:
Develop and execute Collectors enterprise-wide procurement strategy covering direct materials (grading holders slabs labels inserts packaging and shipping supplies) indirect spend (facilities MRO office supplies professional services) and capital equipment.
Lead strategic sourcing initiatives to consolidate spend reduce costs and improve quality and supplier performance across all categories; identify and capture savings opportunities across a multi-subsidiary organization.
Build and maintain a category management framework that segments spend prioritizes sourcing events and tracks value delivered by category over time.
Establish procurement policies approval workflows and spend controls across all Collectors entities; ensure compliance and accountability from requisition through payment.
Partner with Finance and FP&A to develop procurement budgets track spend against plan and report on savings and cost avoidance.
Vendor & Supplier Management:
Own the end-to-end supplier relationship lifecycle: identification qualification RFP/RFQ management negotiation contracting onboarding performance management and renewal or exit.
Negotiate and manage master service agreements supply agreements and statements of work with key vendors; drive favorable terms on pricing payment quality lead times and service levels.
Establish a formal supplier performance management program with scorecards quarterly business reviews and continuous improvement targets for critical suppliers.
Develop a diverse and resilient supplier base; identify and qualify alternative sources to mitigate single-source risk particularly for production-critical materials like holders and labels.
Manage enterprise-wide vendor relationships for professional services (consulting legal audit staffing) and facilities-related services; rationalize the vendor portfolio and eliminate redundant spend.
Process Improvement & Systems:
Implement procurement and supply chain tools processes and automation to improve efficiency visibility and control; partner with the Director of Business Systems on procurement module optimization within NetSuite.
Establish purchase order management contract lifecycle management and spend analytics capabilities; drive adoption of P2P (procure-to-pay) best practices.
Develop dashboards and reporting to provide leadership with visibility into spend savings supplier performance inventory levels and supply chain KPIs.
Champion continuous improvement across the procurement and supply chain function; apply Lean Six Sigma or similar methodologies to eliminate waste and improve cycle times.
Leadership & Team Development:
Lead and develop the procurement and supply chain team including the Director of Procurement/Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Operations staff; set clear goals provide coaching and build a high-performing organization.
Professionalize the function by establishing standard operating procedures role definitions and career paths that attract and retain top talent.
Build the teams capabilities over time to support Collectors growthincluding international procurement needs as the companys global footprint expands.
Foster cross-functional relationships with Operations Finance Legal and IT to ensure procurement and supply chain are aligned with business priorities.
Who You Are
12 years of progressive procurement and/or supply chain experience with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role; experience must include direct and indirect procurement of physical goods in a manufacturing production or high-volume operations environment.
Proven track record leading strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings quality improvements and supply chain efficiencies at scale.
Strong supplier negotiation skills with experience managing complex multi-year supply agreements for physical materials and production inputs.
Experience managing supply chain operations across multiple sites including inventory management demand planning and logistics optimization.
Deep understanding of procure-to-pay processes purchase order management and procurement controls; experience implementing or optimizing procurement systems within an ERP environment (NetSuite preferred).
Comfortable managing enterprise-wide vendor relationships across both physical materials and professional services categories.
Strong analytical and financial acumen; able to build and present business cases develop spend analytics and communicate ROI to senior leadership.
Experience with supplier qualification quality management and incoming inspection programs for production materials.
Excellent communicator and collaborator; able to partner effectively with Operations Finance Legal and executive leadership.
Highly organized with strong project management skills; able to manage multiple sourcing events supplier transitions and improvement initiatives simultaneously.
CPSM CPM CSCP or similar professional certification is a plus.
Experience in consumer products manufacturing e-commerce or high-volume services environments is strongly preferred.
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Operations Finance or a related field required; MBA or Masters degree preferred.
Salary Range: The annual base salary range for this position is $230000$280000. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including location job level prior experience and skill set. This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity participation.
Reasons To Join Us
Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical Dental and Vision
Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility commuter and educational assistance benefits
401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
Vacation: All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off
Holiday Pay: All regular full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays
Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations holiday events and team building activities
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