Global Director Of Procurement
Rand Technology is a leading and fast-growing global independent distributor of electronic components. We are headquartered in California with operations in Asia, Europe, Mexico and Canada.
We look forward to meeting you and learning more about how your expertise may align with our business and growth goals!
As our Global Director of Procurement, you will lead global procurement execution, requisition conversion, and operational discipline. You will act as the real-time control tower for daily sourcing activity, ensuring deep engagement on requisitions to maximize Hit Rate, margin, and delivery performance. This role requires open-market sourcing experience from Asia (China/Taiwan). Your direct reports will include Purchasing Managers in each of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
This role can be based in Shenzhen, China or Taipei, Taiwan and will require travel within the Americas, APAC, and EMEA as needed.
Own the structure, performance, and development of the global Procurement organization, including Purchasing Managers across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
Build and continuously develop team knowledge in market conditions, components, customers, products, and processes.
Maintain direct engagement with the APAC / China supplier base, including regular in-region presence as required, to ensure sourcing competitiveness, relationship depth, and delivery reliability.
Identify demand patterns and recommendations for better serving customers or taking proactive steps (recommending spec buys, proactive offers)
Drive deep engagement on requisitions to optimize Hit Rate and net margin, including coordination with Engineering, Sales, and other resources.
Manage full purchasing lifecycle including PO placement, delivery alignment, and issue resolution.
Monitor & manage supplier performance including delivery, responsiveness, & quality
Partner with Strategic Sourcing, Sales, Operations, and Finance to align execution.
Develop, standardize, & drive improvement to procurement workflows & best practices.
Own and drive adoption of procurement systems and tools (ERP, procurement platforms, BizNet), ensuring data integrity, process compliance, and reporting accuracy across all regions.
Improve cycle times, throughput, and accuracy of procurement processes.
Build a disciplined & knowledgeable procurement organization driven to win.
Provide regular management reporting
Ratio of Worked Reqs with offers
Requisition-to-offer Cycle Time
Conversion / Hit Rate (shared with Strategic Sourcing)
On-Time Delivery (OTD) of inbound PO's
Supplier performance metrics
Execution of RMA's back to suppliers
Proven people leader with demonstrated success managing global, multi-regional teams in high-volume, fast-paced environments; inspires urgency and ownership at every level, develops talent through coaching and direct feedback.
Demonstrated ability to manage dynamic high-volume transactional environments
Strong operational and process discipline
Strong communication, analytics, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Strong experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain operations including open market sourcing and supplier relationships
Experience leading global or regional procurement teams, including in China / Asia (required)