Director, Indirect Procurement

About the Role

This role is responsible for translating business needs into sourcing strategies that support Ariat’s operational and growth objectives. You will build and lead the company’s end-to-end strategy and execution for indirect spend categories, including marketing and creative services, marketing fixtures, facilities, professional services, HR services, hardware, fulfillment components, corporate operations, and other non-merchandise related items.

The role focuses exclusively on indirect procurement and does not include product sourcing, advertising spend, logistics, or transportation.

You’ll Make a Difference By

• Conducting spend analysis and market benchmarking
• Developing a 3 to 5-year souring opportunity roadmap

RBF Leadership & Supplier Management

• Leading end to end sourcing processes including RFIs/RFPs, bid evaluation, negotiation strategies, and award recommendations
• Building total cost of ownership (TCO) models and scenario analyses
• Establishing structured supplier performance management system, including KPIs, SLAs, QBRs, and scorecards

Contract Management & Governance

• Partnering with Legal to develop standardized terms, creating MSA templates and contracts, and mitigating risk.
• Defining, implementing, and enforcing procurement policies, purchasing standards, and approval workflows.
• Collaborating with FP&A to forecast category spend and savings, ensuring budgets accurately reflect contract terms.
• Tracking, validating, and reporting realized savings, cost avoidance, and financial impacts.
• Owning and managing procurement systems, maintaining data integrity, enabling workflow automation, and delivering reporting and analytics.
• Influencing senior-level decision-making through data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Building high-trust relationships across the enterprise to drive adoption of procurement initiatives and policies.
• Assisting with other responsibilities as needed

About You

• 12+ years of progressive procurement or strategic sourcing experience, with strong indirect category experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CTL) preferred
• Experience in consumer products, retail and/or apparel or footwear a plus

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000 per year.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Ariat’s holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
• 401(k) with company match
• Bonus incentive plans
• Team member discount on Ariat merchandise

Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Ariat will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, email human.resources@ariat.com.

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Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?
• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?
• Will you now, or at anytime in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment?
• This role is hybrid, working a minimum of three (3) days per week onsite at Ariat’s Haslet, TX location, are you willing to work in this hybrid model?
• How many years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience do you have?
• How many years of indirect sourcing experience do you have?
• Have you led end-to-end RFP/RFI processes?
• Do you have experience in consumer products, retail, apparel, or footwear environments?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Haslet, TX 76052