Director, Operational Procurement

Director, Operational Procurement Compensation & Incentives

• Base Salary: $160,000 - $200,000
• Bonus (Approximately 38%), discretionary. Consisting Of:
  • Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP):
    • Target 30% of base salary
    • Performance based
    • Prorated based on start date
  • Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP):
    • $15,000 per year in cash restricted units
    • Vesting over a three year period
• Estimated Total Target Compensation (Annualized):
  • Approximately $223,000 - $275,000+, depending on base salary and incentive outcomes

A comprehensive benefits package is also provided.

This role requires the individual to be based locally in, or able to regularly work from, the South Florida area. While some flexibility exists, this is not a fully remote, location agnostic role.

Candidates must be local to or willing to be anchored in:

• Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, FL

In addition, the role requires a willingness to travel regionally to additional operational hubs and key business locations to support field operations, supplier engagement, and stakeholder alignment.

Vaco Highspring is conducting a confidential Director search on behalf of a large, complex consumer services organization with a nationally distributed operating footprint. The organization is seeking a Director, Operational Procurement to play a hands on leadership role supporting field operations, supply chain partners, and regional leadership. This position is designed for a procurement leader who thrives in fast moving, service driven environments and operates close to the business.

This role is best suited for leaders who have spent meaningful time operating close to the business and are energized by complexity, ambiguity, and real world execution challenges rather than purely theoretical or centralized procurement work.

The Director, Operational Procurement will be responsible for day to day procurement execution, supplier performance, and operational continuity across multiple indirect and operational spend categories. The role is highly internal facing and partners closely with regional operations and supply chain leaders across a large, distributed organization. The organization is at an inflection point where procurement execution, supplier reliability, and field alignment are critical to business performance.

This role has high visibility and is viewed as a key leadership position supporting both near term operational stability and longer term enterprise capability building. This is not a corporate strategy role. Success is defined by operational stability, credibility with the field, and the ability to translate procurement discipline into real world outcomes.

• Lead procurement operations across multiple indirect and operational categories supporting a geographically dispersed field organization.
• Serve as a primary procurement partner to regional operations, supply chain, and field leadership teams.
• Own the full supplier lifecycle, including sourcing support, contract execution, performance management, escalation, and remediation.
• Act as a hands on problem solver during supplier, service, or operational disruptions.
• Ensure pricing fairness, service level consistency, and supplier accountability across regions.
• Lead and develop a small team of regionally aligned procurement leaders.
• Balance near term execution with continuous improvement in cost, efficiency, and supplier performance.
• Operate with urgency, pragmatism, and sound judgment in a dynamic operating environment.

The ideal candidate is a high caliber procurement operator with strong intellectual rigor, practical judgment, and demonstrated leadership potential.

• Typically 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, with increasing scope, responsibility, and leadership accountability across complex, enterprise-scale environments.
• Bachelor's degree required; preference for candidates with a background reflecting strong academic rigor, such as completion of a challenging undergraduate or graduate program at a highly regarded U.S. institution.
• Professional experience gained within highly reputable…