{"id":3296187,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ardagh-group-indirect-procurement-director","title":"Indirect Procurement Director","company":{"id":1784323,"name":"Ardagh Group","domain":"ardaghgroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ardaghgroup","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Indianapolis, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":122000,"max_usd":231000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1623},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:57:10Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T04:38:17Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Role description:\nThe Director of Indirect Procurement provides enterprise leadership for the indirect spend portfolio, establishing the operating model, governance, talent, and commercial agenda needed to improve value creation across the organization. This leader partners with senior stakeholders in operations, finance, engineering, maintenance, information technology, human resources, and other functions to translate business priorities into a coordinated procurement roadmap. The role is accountable for portfolio-level performance, organizational capability, supplier resilience, policy stewardship, and the long-term effectiveness of the indirect procurement function.\nResponsibilities:\nDevelop and lead the enterprise indirect procurement strategy, operating plan, priorities, and multi-year category roadmaps aligned with business objectives, capital plans, operational requirements, and financial targets. \nLead, coach, and develop the indirect procurement team; establish clear accountabilities, performance expectations, succession plans, and professional development priorities. \nPartner with Engineering, Operations, Plant Leadership, EHS, Legal, Finance, HR, IT, and Group Procurement to shape demand, define requirements, prioritize sourcing activity, and support effective implementation. \nEstablish category strategies that aggregate demand across plants, reduce fragmented and local buying, leverage enterprise scale, strengthen competition, and provide appropriate sourcing channels for recurring and urgent business needs. \nOversee major sourcing events and negotiations, ensuring clear scopes, competitive commercial structures, appropriate payment terms, service levels, warranties, performance guarantees, change-order controls, insurance, indemnification, liability, cybersecurity, and risk allocation. \nProvide commercial governance throughout the project and contract lifecycle, including business-case validation, bid leveling, total-cost analysis, award recommendations, contract approval, supplier onboarding, change management, claims support, closeout, and lessons learned. \nDeliver measurable business value through savings, cost avoidance, demand management, specification optimization, supplier consolidation, productivity, working-capital improvement, and stronger commercial terms. \nEstablish and maintain a robust pipeline, forecasts, contracts, savings documentation, performance metrics, and executive reporting that provide visibility to Procurement, Operations, Engineering, and Finance leadership. \nLead strategic supplier relationship management through business reviews, scorecards, improvement plans, innovation, capacity planning, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and continuous-improvement activity. \nMonitor supplier markets, labor availability, commodity and wage drivers, capacity constraints, regulatory developments, business continuity risks, and emerging technologies; develop mitigation and alternate-source strategies. \nStrengthen indirect procurement governance, including sourcing thresholds, competitive-bid requirements, templates, contract standards, delegated authority, purchase-order discipline, supplier due diligence, third-party risk management, and compliance. \nAct as the senior Procurement escalation point for critical supplier issues, commercial disputes, contractor performance, service continuity, claims, and urgent operational requirements. \nRepresent Procurement on cross-functional leadership teams and major initiatives, balancing cost, speed, technical requirements, operational continuity, quality, safety, sustainability, and enterprise risk. \nMinimum skills / qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, operations, or a related field.\nTen (10) years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or commercial leadership experience, including substantial responsibility for indirect spend.\nFive (5) years of people-leadership experience with accountability for developing managers and/or professional teams.\nDemonstrated success leading cross-functional business initiatives in a complex, multi-site organization; manufacturing or asset-intensive experience is strongly relevant.\nExperience influencing senior leaders and navigating decisions that involve competing financial, operational, risk, and service priorities.\nStrong commercial acumen with experience in supplier governance, complex contracting environments, financial analysis, and enterprise risk considerations.\nAbility to translate large and diverse spend portfolios into clear strategies, performance measures, and executive-level recommendations.\nWorking knowledge of enterprise procurement and ERP environments such as SAP, together with strong digital and analytical fluency.\nExcellent written, verbal, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.\nAbility to travel up to 15% based on business needs.\nPreferred skills / qualifications:\nMaster's degree in business administration, supply chain, finance, engineering, or a related discipline.\nFifteen (15) years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience in manufacturing or another multi-site, asset-intensive environment.\nExperience leading broad indirect portfolios such as MRO, facilities, logistics, professional services, capital-related services, information technology, or other enterprise services.\nExperience with procurement transformation, source-to-pay modernization, spend analytics, or procurement operating model redesign.\nProfessional certification such as CPSM (Institute for Supply Management) or CSCP (ASCM).\nCompensation:\nThe anticipated base annual salary range for this role is between $xx,xxx and xx,xxx per year. Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate. The final salary will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.\nThis role is eligible to participate in the annual Ardagh Incentive Bonus (AIB) plan. The bonus incentive program is based on total company performance.\nBenefits Offered:\nMedical, prescription, dental and vision plans \nHealth Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) \nLife insurance \n401(k) retirement plan with company match and an employer retirement contribution \nPaid holidays, floating days and vacation \nShort- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD) \nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) \nTuition reimbursement program\nProfessional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups\nBenefits available from day 1 of employment \nFlexible and hybrid working hours\nPlease note the compensation and benefits information above is accurate as of the date of this posting. Ardagh reserves the right to modify this information at any time in accordance with applicable law.\nAbout Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP)\nArdagh Glass Packaging (AGP) is a global supplier of recyclable glass packaging for brand owners in the beverage, food, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AGP is a leading industry player across Europe, Africa and the Americas with innovative production capabilities. AGP operates 35 glass production facilities in twelve countries, employing more than 12,500 employees with sales of approximately $4.1 billion in 2025. In May 2026, AGP launched Clearly Ardagh, a major strategic initiative designed to enhance our capabilities and reinforce our commitment to all stakeholders.\nArdagh is passionate about sustainability and has a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact while remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible. We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated. Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!\nArdagh Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local law.\nArdagh Group complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. 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