Associate Director - Creative Procurement

**With Business Partners:** Identifies and engages with critical stakeholders and partners to define and meet or exceed business requirements and identify and manage profit plan savings targets. Understands strategic business requirements at 1,3 & 5year horizon. Acts as a trusted advisor to a wide range of business partners in the Marketing organization with a keen ear for needs and wants, and the ability to influence and guide strategic decision making, but also the courage to appropriately challenge the status quo.**With Suppliers:** Responsible for building relationships with Global, International and Enterprise suppliers and managing key supplier performance against business requirements using proven processes; ensures adequate inclusion of diversity suppliers in RFPs and contracts as applicable. Supports major regional supplier relationships. Acts as a representative of the Corporation with a relentless drive to ensure our Company is using Supplier’s core competencies, provides a fair opportunity for sustainable growth, and optimizes the spend.* Minimum of 5 years in strategic procurement, creative agency procurement, marketing or related role.* Must have strong experience in digital production and publication working with various operational and commercial models.* Strong analytical skills.* In-depth subject matter expertise in the creative and production agencies or sourcing field and current in industry trends and best practices.* Proven success in developing and executing global or regional creative sourcing strategies.* Strong communications and influencing skills at senior levels.* Proven ability to collaborate with a wide variety of individuals, including senior management, stakeholders, team members, other departments and suppliers.* Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment Preferred.* Negotiating with creative/digital/marketing agencies of record.* Advanced Microsoft Office suite experience.* Knowledge of Decideware* Knowledge of procurement sourcing tools.* Knowledge of analytic dashboards.**Los Angeles Residents Only:** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance #J-18808-Ljbffr