Vice President, Global Supplier Economics
Role Description The Vice President, Global Supplier Economics is a full-time remote role responsible for designing and executing the company’s global supplier economic strategies. This position oversees supplier cost structures, negotiates strategic agreements, and develops frameworks to optimize total cost of ownership across categories and regions. Day-to-day responsibilities include analyzing market trends and input costs, modeling financial impacts of supplier decisions, and advising senior leadership on sourcing strategies, risk exposure, and margin improvement opportunities. The role leads cross-functional collaboration with procurement, finance, operations, and legal teams to standardize economic terms, enhance supplier performance, and support long-term growth. The Vice President also builds and mentors a high-performing team, establishes KPIs, and drives continuous improvement in supplier economics and governance.
Qualifications
Strong background in global sourcing, procurement strategy, and supplier management, with experience optimizing cost structures and total cost of ownership. Advanced financial and economic analysis skills, including modeling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and margin improvement in complex, multi-country environments. Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving strategic initiatives to completion. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities to engage effectively with global suppliers and internal partners. Experience in real estate, construction, manufacturing, or other supply-intensive industries is highly beneficial. Demonstrated capability in developing and implementing governance frameworks, KPIs, and performance dashboards for supplier economics. Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, with comfort working in data-driven and ambiguous environments. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is preferred. Experience working in remote and distributed teams, with high levels of autonomy, accountability, and time management.