1629 - Director, Home-Grown Buy Lead

LogicSource is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at www.logicsource.com .  Reasons why you’ll love it here:  A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.  A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.  Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth. Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.  A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. E mployer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more. Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.  Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.  A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC. Position Summary:  This position will be responsible for leading a local supplier development and economic mobility procurement program for a major client. The role will stand up and operate the sourcing engine that connects client demand to qualified local, regional, and in-state suppliers. Core responsibilities include building and maintaining a rolling 6-to-12-month opportunity forecast, leading supplier access and supplier leadership sessions, developing a client-ready local supplier pathway, launching marketplace-style mini-bids, coordinating sourcing activity through the LogicSource Center of Excellence, and reporting local spend conversion through OneMarket technology. This is not a traditional category-only role. It is a hands-on program leadership and execution position designed to translate the client’s local economic impact commitment into a repeatable procurement operating model. The client will retain strategy, stakeholder ownership, compliance oversight, supplier approval, and final award authority; this role will provide the market intelligence, sourcing execution, project governance, community supplier enablement, and reporting infrastructure required to make the program operational and measurable. Responsibilities: Program Leadership Lead the day-to-day execution of the client’s local supplier development and economic mobility procurement program, translating economic mobility goals into a practical supply chain operating model. Maintain the program roadmap, workstreams, governance cadence, and leadership reporting structure. Partner with client supply chain, shared services, stakeholders, and LogicSource resources to drive measurable outcomes. Supplier Pipeline and Readiness Build and maintain a local supplier intelligence database for suppliers in the client’s defined local, regional, and in-state markets. Segment suppliers into Client Ready Now, Client Ready with Support, and Future Ready categories. Help suppliers understand and complete readiness requirements, including onboarding, documentation, compliance, insurance, pricing, and scale planning. Opportunity Pipeline and Category Strategy Identify and manage a transparent pipeline of local sourcing opportunities from discovery through implementation and realized spend. Review client spend categories, renewals, large agreements, and buying channels for opportunities to redirect, unbundle, pilot, or competitively source work locally. Partner with category leaders and sourcing teams to convert qualified opportunities into sourcing events, pilots, mini-bids, subcontracting plans, or channel enablement. Large Agreement and Tier-2 Local Spend Evaluate large supplier agreements for local subcontracting, local fulfillment, local labor, distributor, or service partner opportunities. Recommend where scopes can be decoupled or structured into local-biddable work packages without compromising quality, service, risk, or value. Track and report Tier-2 local participation through prime suppliers where direct local awards are not feasible. Community Engagement Plan and support quarterly supplier access sessions, “How to Do Business with the Client” workshops, supplier forums, and office hours. Coordinate with chambers of commerce and other community partners to expand supplier outreach and participation. Support the rolling 6-to-12-month opportunity forecast so local suppliers can prepare for upcoming sourcing opportunities. Reporting and Technology Use OneMarket and LogicSource-enabled tools to manage supplier profiles, opportunity status, sourcing activity, spend conversion, and program dashboards. Report progress by approved local, regional, and in-state reporting tiers, including supplier count, pipeline value, awards, implementation status, and realized spend. Prepare recurring leadership reports and an annual impact summary covering spend, supplier development, sourcing activity, community engagement, and program barriers. Governance and Risk Management Prepare governance materials for pipeline reviews, prioritization, decision-making, barrier removal, and leadership updates. Work with client stakeholders across supply chain, legal, finance, risk,