Director, Category/Supplier Management

About the role

The Director, Category/Supplier Management will lead BDA’s global procurement strategy, partnering with sales, product development, merchandising and sourcing teams to drive profitability and risk mitigation. Based in Woodinville, WA, the role works onsite four days a week with one remote day.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category and supplier growth strategies aligned with executive leadership and cross‑functional KPIs.
• Build and lead a high‑performing team, fostering accountability, continuous learning and operational discipline.
• Identify emerging market trends and consumer data to curate optimal product assortments and improve margins.
• Implement strategic procurement initiatives, vendor performance metrics and risk‑reduction programs.
• Negotiate and continuously improve preferred vendor contracts to maximize value and compliance.

Required profile

• Minimum 15 years of strategic sourcing, procurement and category management experience.
• Proven ability to lead transformation initiatives, scale businesses and manage P&L responsibilities.
• Strong background in complex contract negotiations and executive‑level stakeholder communication.
• Experience building and developing high‑performing sourcing or category management teams.

Required skills

• Complex contract negotiations
• Consumer products costing and should‑cost modeling
• Strategic procurement fundamentals (EOQ, strategic sourcing)
• Supplier compliance, product safety standards and regulatory knowledge
• P&L ownership and financial analysis