Job ID: 530753
CRH's Americas Materials business is the leading provider of building materials in North America. The aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete, paving and construction services we deliver are critical to building our world. Our operations span 45 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces with over 30,000 employees across 1,700 operating locations.
Position Overview
The Procurement Director leads procurement across five Business Units and approximately $600 million in annual spend. The role covers sourcing, category execution, supplier management, performance, governance, and improvement.
Working with Division and Business Unit leaders, Americas Procurement, Finance, and support teams, the Director turns market, supplier, and spend insights into action. The role delivers value, strengthens supply continuity, improves procurement discipline, and leads two direct reports.
The successful candidate combines procurement expertise, operational judgment, commercial acumen, and strong influence in a decentralized organization.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy, Value Creation and Business Partnership
- Lead the Division procurement roadmap and translate CRH and Americas category strategies into Business Unit action plans.
- Lead addressable spend and advise Division and Business Unit leaders on sourcing, cost, suppliers, risk, and opportunities.
- Develop sourcing plans and execute aligned category strategies that deliver savings, value, and efficiency.
- Partner with Finance to forecast, validate, track, and realize savings in budgets and business results.
- Support capital and growth priorities through planning, market insight, supplier engagement, and sourcing.
Supplier Management, Risk and Governance
- Lead supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and performance to improve service, quality, supply, innovation, and cost.
- Build strategic supplier relationships and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage supplier risks, including continuity, capacity, financial health, and tariffs.
- Ensure sourcing, contracting, and Procure-to-Pay activities follow CRH policies, controls, and governance.
- Apply the CRH 5-Stage Sourcing Process and Procurement Excellence standards, tools, and approvals.
Procurement Transformation and Performance
- Embed consistent procurement practices, tools, and systems across the Division.
- Increase use of approved suppliers, contracts, catalogues, and buying channels to improve spend control and compliance.
- Lead procurement workstreams for SAP and standardize Procure-to-Pay processes.
- Use e-sourcing, contract management, spend analytics, and reporting tools to improve procurement.
- Own Division reporting for spend, savings, procurement, and supplier performance.
- Lead change and continuous improvement across Division procurement.
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop direct reports, with clear goals, accountability, and collaboration.
- Build talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development plans.
- Serve as the Division interface with Americas Category Management, Procurement Excellence, Performance and Reporting, Centers of Excellence, and Shared Services.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred but not required; Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or a similar certification preferred.
- 10+ years in procurement, sourcing, category management, or supply chain, including leadership across multiple locations or Business Units.
- Experience in building materials, construction, mining, or another asset-intensive industry preferred.
- Experience in a large matrixed organization and shared-services or center-of-excellence models preferred.
- Proven success in negotiations, contracting, supplier management, and value delivery.
- ERP and Procure-to-Pay transformation experience preferred; SAP is a strong plus.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong knowledge of sourcing, category management, contracts, supplier management, and the procurement cycle.
- Strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills; able to link procurement decisions to cost, cash, margin, risk, and operations.
- Strategic thinker who can work effectively at an operational level.
- Able to influence without authority and build trusted relationships across functions and locations.
- Clear communicator who turns complex information into practical recommendations.
- Strong planning, project management, problem-solving, and team-development skills.
- High ethical standards and commitment to compliance.
Work Requirements
- Travel: 30–40%, primarily within the Southern Atlantic Division.
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
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CRH Americas Materials Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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