Director of Procurement / Sourcing
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Director of Procurement or Sourcing directs and oversees the procurement of supplies for a company or organization. Researches pricing trends and manages sourcing of supplies and inventory. Directs staff, develops relationships with suppliers and negotiates supply and shipping prices.
Job Outlook
There were 235 Director of Procurement / Sourcing job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8113 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Procurement / Sourcing Manager industry, which includes the Director of Procurement / Sourcing career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Director of Procurement / Sourcing jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $162,565.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $151,718.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Director of Procurement / Sourcing postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $141,563.
Education and Experience
Posted Director of Procurement / Sourcing jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 80.44% |
| Master's Degree | 41.4% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.36% |
| Other | 3.8% |
Posted Director of Procurement / Sourcing jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 2.94% |
| 3 to 5 years | 22.67% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.74% |
| 9+ years | 48.64% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Director of Procurement / Sourcing positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (67.13%)
- Management (62.18%)
- Negotiation (53.64%)
- Communication (52.85%)
- Operations (46.43%)
- Problem Solving (26.06%)
- Influencing Skills (25.8%)
- Innovation (25.11%)
- Planning (22.82%)
- Customer Service (19.35%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Global Procurement (9.89%)
- Supply Chain (39.16%)
- Procurement (78.12%)
- Contract Management (28.99%)
- Strategic Procurement (27.53%)
- Purchasing (38.73%)
- Strategic Sourcing (34%)
- Finance (39.75%)
- Supplier Relationship Management (23.57%)
- Supply Chain Management (24.22%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Supplier Identification And Selection (8.91%)
- Supplier Management (17.8%)
- Category Strategy (12.27%)
- Data Analysis (9.46%)
- Risk Mitigation (12.71%)
- Change Management (9.55%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (27.51%)
- Category Management (16.39%)
- Contract Negotiation (23.72%)
- Inventory Management (7.05%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (19.97%)
- Marketing (10.96%)
- Risk Management (15.94%)
- Auditing (10.86%)
- Accounting (13.07%)
- Market Trend (13.05%)
- Procurement Management (4.15%)
- Performance Management (8.55%)
- Business Strategies (9.09%)
- Stakeholder Management (5.24%)
- Cost Reduction (11.1%)
- Vendor Management (11.57%)
- Project Management (29.03%)
- New Product Development (7.65%)
- Procurement Software (7.99%)
- Vendor Relationship Management (9.29%)
- Request For Proposal (20.33%)
- Supplier Performance Management (19.07%)
- Process Improvement (16.76%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Procurement (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Director of Procurement / Sourcing skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Director of Procurement
- Director of Strategic Sourcing
- Director of Contracts
- Director of Sourcing
- Director of Contracts and Procurement
- Global Procurement Director
- Associate Director of Procurement
- Head of Procurement
- Supply Chain Procurement Manager
- Director of Contracting
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Director of Procurement / Sourcing jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Marriott International (115)
- Cardinal Health (106)
- Elevance Health (97)
- Lumen Technologies (85)
- Prime Therapeutics (80)
- Amentum (80)
- Alvarez & Marsal (79)
- MassMutual (77)
- CBRE (73)
- Ernst & Young (71)
North Carolina
- Honeywell International (17)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (14)
- Carrier Corporation (6)
- JLL (5)
- Xylem (4)
- Elevance Health (4)
- Duke University (4)
- Compass Group (4)
- Alvarez & Marsal (4)
- Trane Technologies (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
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