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Our success is measured by the happiness of the people and pets we serve, not simply by the products we deliver. That's why we continuously challenge ourselves to think outside the box and create exceptional experiences for our customers and partners.\nWe are seeking a strategic and results-oriented Associate Director of Procurement to lead a procurement function encompassing multiple categories, supplier portfolios, or sourcing teams. This leader will be responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that drive enterprise value through cost optimization, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and operational excellence.\nIn this role, you will oversee a team of procurement professionals while influencing cross-functional business leaders, shaping long-term sourcing strategies, and driving procurement initiatives that support Chewy's continued growth. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category management, and talent development, along with a proven ability to lead complex procurement programs and deliver measurable business outcomes.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nLead and develop a team of procurement professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and talent development.\nDevelop and execute multi-year category and sourcing strategies, managing a pipeline of contracts and overseeing end-to-end sourcing initiatives for large, complex, and high-visibility engagements.\nDirect complex sourcing activities and strategic procurement initiatives, applying strong commercial, operational, and financial acumen to drive business outcomes.\nProvide leadership and guidance on contract strategy, commercial negotiations, supplier management, and procurement best practices across the organization.\nDevelop supplier segmentation frameworks and governance models to optimize supplier performance, innovation, risk management, and business continuity.\nEstablish and execute negotiation strategies for major supplier agreements, driving outcomes across pricing, commercial terms, service levels, and risk mitigation.\nPartner closely with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, annual planning, and long-range cost management initiatives, incorporating market trends, supplier pricing cycles, and demand signals.\nLead cross-functional initiatives involving process transformation, technology implementation, organizational change, and procurement capability development.\nInfluence senior stakeholders through clear, data-driven insights, aligning sourcing strategies, supplier decisions, and procurement priorities with business objectives.\nTranslate complex market, financial, and supplier data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership.\nFoster long-term strategic relationships with suppliers and internal business partners to drive value creation, innovation, and operational excellence.\nOversee supplier relationship management programs, including executive business reviews, performance scorecards, service-level monitoring, and corrective action plans.\nFoster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.\nServe as a trusted advisor to senior procurement and business leaders, offering data-backed recommendations and identifying areas for improvement.\nTravel domestically as needed.\nWhat You'll Need\n8+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain leadership.\n3+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing procurement professionals.\nProven success in developing and executing multi-category sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business value.\nExtensive experience leading complex supplier negotiations, contract development, and supplier performance management programs.\nDemonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across multiple business functions.\nStrong financial acumen with experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, cost modeling, and long-term spend management initiatives.\nExperience leading large-scale RFx events, supplier transitions, and strategic sourcing programs.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, including experience leveraging market intelligence and predictive cost analysis.\nExceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills.\nBonus\nMaster’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.\nExperience implementing procurement technologies, sourcing platforms, or spend management tools.\nLean, Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent process improvement certifications.\nComfort working in a pet-friendly environment\nThe base salary range for this role is $149,000 - $245,000.00.The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.\n\nWe offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.\nExempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.\nChewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact .\nTo access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6652,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Parental leave","Unlimited PTO"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","E-commerce Platforms","Pet Food, Supplies & Care"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T08:14:36Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 184 · green card filings: 110","filings_12m":184,"filings_prev_12m":257,"green_card_filings_12m":110,"median_offered_wage_usd":149813,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":61,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.809,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":29,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:20","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-14T06:34:16Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":245000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/chewy-associate-director-procurement","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/chewy-associate-director-procurement.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-14T09:45:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10984,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":709617},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=709617"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fchewy-associate-director-procurement"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fchewy-associate-director-procurement"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fchewy-associate-director-procurement"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/chewy-associate-director-procurement\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fchewy-associate-director-procurement"}]}