Director of Procurement
Impact: Strategic
Lead and manage an organization's purchasing and supply chain activities by developing procurement strategies, negotiating contracts, overseeing vendor relationships, and ensuring cost-effective, compliant acquisition of goods and services to enhance financial health and operational efficiency.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $130,000
- Entry-level
- $90,000
- Senior
- $180,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $40,000 - $80,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Contract Management
- Vendor Management
- Data Analysis
- ERP Systems
Soft skills
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Communication
- Problem-solving
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7
- Years to senior
- 12
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Procurement Specialist
- Procurement Manager
- Senior Procurement Manager
- Director of Procurement
- VP of Supply Chain
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High