Director of Procurement Production
New York, NY
Category: Human Resources/HR
Industry: Communications
Standard Hours: Open
Reference ID: JN -092026-108572
Date Posted: 09/13/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/x3ii2o
Description:
On-site in either New York, NY or Nashville, TN or Los Angeles, CA
Our client’s Procurement function drives strategic value across multi-billion dollar third-party spend, leading end-to-end strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier relationship management. We seek a Director of Procurement Production to support active and upcoming productions. The role partners with Production Procurement leadership, Production Finance, Corporate Finance, Legal, Studio Operations, and production stakeholders to execute sourcing, coordinate suppliers, manage costs, and resolve issues in a fast-moving production environment. Reporting to the VP, Production Procurement, this role translates production needs into structured workstreams, supports vendor strategy and negotiations, tracks savings and risks, and sustains disciplined follow-up. The position improves visibility, accountability, and responsiveness across production spend while preserving speed and flexibility for production teams.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Own and manage procurement operating routines, including weekly pipeline reviews, monthly business reviews, and quarterly performance cadences to ensure consistency and accountability.
- Serve as enterprise administrator and process owner for the procurement project management platform (Asana), maintaining initiative tracking, milestone visibility, and cross-functional coordination.
- Build and lead the enterprise procurement analytics capability, developing dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics to inform decision-making and track value delivery.
- Partner with category leaders and finance to ensure procurement performance data is reliable, timely, and aligned with FP&A requirements.
- Standardize repeatable procurement processes for production requests, including intake, prioritization, stakeholder updates, vendor comparisons, approval tracking, and escalation paths.
- Drive consistent use of procurement tools, shared trackers, and reporting routines to provide leadership visibility into progress, blockers, vendor status, and value delivery.
- Develop and maintain executive-level reporting materials that communicate procurement performance, pipeline health, and value creation.
- Identify process improvement opportunities across procurement operations, streamlining workflows and eliminating inefficiencies.
- Support change management efforts related to new operating routines, tools, and reporting requirements.
- Operate as a senior individual contributor, working cross-functionally with internal teams and external suppliers to close time-sensitive priorities.
Experience Requirements:
- 10+ years in procurement, supply chain, production operations, production finance, sourcing, vendor management, or management consulting supporting complex, time-sensitive environments.
- Proven experience building and managing operating cadences, governance routines, and performance management frameworks.
- Strong analytical capabilities with demonstrated expertise developing procurement dashboards, KPIs, and data-driven reporting.
- Proficiency with tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, Oracle Fusion, Airtable, and Excel.
- Demonstrated success operating with agility, prioritizing strategically, and delivering results in fast-paced, highly cross-functional environments.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to translate production needs, vendor issues, and procurement data into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.
- Process improvement experience using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Experience in production, studio, media, entertainment, live events, or other project-based environments preferred.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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