Director, Dubbing Procurement

POSITION TITLE: Director Dubbing Procurement

REPORTS TO: Vice President Vendor Management

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Position Overview

The Director of Dubbing Procurement will own the assignment strategy for global dubbing services encompassing strategic sourcing contract negotiation cost management and supplier performance management. This role is accountable for building a scalable compliant and cost-effective dubbing supply base that supports global content operations while meeting customer needs quality expectations and delivering against financial targets. The position serves as the primary procurement authority for the dubbing category overseeing global dubbing procurement teams and partnering closely with Production Finance and Legal leadership to optimise sourcing activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Category Strategy & Strategic Sourcing

• Own the global dubbing procurement category strategy including multi-year sourcing roadmaps to deliver against margin improvement goals.
• Define and lead vendor segmentation strategies (strategic preferred tactical) to balance cost quality and capacity.
• Own dubbing commercial governance processes and reporting to demonstrate delivery against procurement strategies and targets.
• Analyse spend demand patterns and market conditions to inform sourcing decisions.
• Oversee competitive sourcing activities (e.g. RFPs RFQs) across regions and languages.
• Continuously assess market trends labour costs currency impacts and regional risk; present remediation plans to business stakeholders to mitigate the service and commercial e exposure.

Work Assignment & Commercial Management

• Own the dubbing work assignment strategy and execution balancing customer commercial and quality needs.
• Own commercial governance to ensure that pricing and cost management processes support improvements to commercial performance.
• Ensure vendor quoting process is clear and transparent to maximise value; coach the wider Vendor Management team in procurement best practices.
• Oversee vendor performance feedback processes on pricing and quality to support competitive quoting and reduce waste caused by performance issues.
• Work with commercial leads to manage impact of market forces (e.g. FX rates) local labour dynamics and customer feedback to optimise allocation and pricing negotiation.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on dubbing market trends risks and opportunities.
• Mentor team members on best practices to support continual growth and high performance.
• Represent procurement in cross-functional initiatives and executive reviews.

Systems & Tools

• Own the procurement toolset and recommend developments which support improved oversight simplified processes and commercial tracking; work with technical and product teams to define requirements and lead implementation.

Business Partnership

• Act as the procurement lead and escalation point for all dubbing cost-related decisions. Collaborate with global leadership and regional heads to support growth and profitability for dubbing services.
• Partner with Production and Client teams to align sourcing strategy with capacity and demand forecasts.
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• 10 years of experience in procurement sourcing or vendor management preferably within media localisation dubbing or post-production.
• Deep understanding of global dubbing workflows languages and regional market dynamics.
• Demonstrable experience delivering against commercial targets across large vendor portfolios and negotiating complex vendor agreements.
• Strong analytical financial and contract management skills.
• Strong people management or team leadership experience in a global setting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills.
• Skilled at data processing and managing large datasets.

Preferred

• Experience supporting global streaming platforms studios or large-scale content operations.
• Familiarity with localization tools dubbing pipelines and media asset workflows.
• Experience managing procurement across multiple regions (EMEA APAC LATAM etc.).
• Experience operating in a global matrix organisation structure.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Vendor relationship building and negotiation.
• Data-driven decision making.
• Operational problem solving in fast-paced environments.
• Clear confident communication with creative and technical teams.

About the Company:

Deluxe a subsidiary of Platinum Equity is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film video and online content. Since 1915 Deluxe has been the trusted partner for the worlds most successful Hollywood studios independent film companies TV networks exhibitors advertisers and others offering best-in-class solutions in post-production distribution asset and workflow management and cloud-based technologies.

With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices around the globe the company employs over 3500 of the most talented individuals developers and industry veterans worldwide. For more information please visit .

We offer competitive pay and benefits program including medical dental & vision coverage vacation & sick leave 401(k) and more.

Diversity Statement:

Deluxe is committed to inclusivity fostering an environment where every employee feels comfortable bringing their full selves to work. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry sex age physical or mental disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances. Deluxe will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local state and federal law.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Deluxe. Please inform the companys HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Location: London preferred but open to candidates in Los Angeles CA. The base pay range for this role is $128000.00 - $160000.00 annually. Actual amounts will vary depending on education skills experience and geographic location.