Senior Director - Procurement

Position : Senior Director of Procurement

Department : Finance

Reporting Relationship : CFO

Status : Full-time (Exempt)

The Senior Director of Procurement is a new role residing in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. This position is a significant contributor to the organizational value by designing, building, leading, and establishing the procurement function with a strong set of fundamental capabilities, influence the organization's NFL, MLS and live-event businesses by showcasing how strategic procurement and contracting can unlock new enterprise value, and embrace innovation to drive digital transformation. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and working in lock step with the Vice President of Sponsorships, the role ensures that every dollar spent whether on player travel, stadium operations, fan experience, or corporate services, delivers maximum value, mitigates risk, and strengthens our commercial partnerships.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi year category sourcing strategies for core spend areas including team travel, athlete equipment concessions and food & beverage, facility operations, information technology, marketing services, broadcast production, game day fan services, and capital projects.
• Serve as the organization's procurement subject matter expert, providing leadership on process design, policies, controls and technology-including the roll out of e Procurement and contract lifecycle management platforms.
• Create and report performance metrics (e.g., cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, cycle time, supplier diversity) to finance and executive leadership; implement continuous improvement projects to close gaps.
• Negotiate complex, multi year, multi million dollar agreements with domestic and international suppliers, balancing total cost of ownership with service quality, sustainability and risk considerations.
• Partner with the VP of Sponsorships to structure supplier agreements that drive incremental sponsorship revenue, in kind value or fan engagement activations without compromising procurement integrity.
• Own the organization's responsible sourcing framework, ensuring that all suppliers meet ethical, safety, environmental and diversity standards consistent with league policies and local regulations.
• Act as primary liaison between internal stakeholders (Finance, Operations, Player Personnel, Venue Management, Legal, Marketing) and suppliers, resolving commercial issues and fostering collaborative relationships.
• Champion digital transformation, including data analytics, spend visibility tools and market intelligence to identify opportunities for innovation and value creation.

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Work Environment

This job operates primarily in a professional office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Tepper Sports & Entertainment is an equal opportunity at-will employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.