Associate Director, RFX Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Establish, lead, and enhance a centralized RFX team that provides support to all three SBUs through consistent processes and exceptional service delivery.

• Develop and execute a standardized, enterprise-wide RFX framework, ensuring alignment with sourcing strategies, compliance standards, and organizational objectives.

• Manage the complete execution of all RFX activities, including project initiation, scope definition, documentation creation, supplier engagement, evaluation, and award coordination.

• Collaborate with sourcing teams and Commodity Leads to uncover opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency enhancements, and value creation across categories and business units.

• Create and manage KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems to assess team performance, cycle durations, quality, compliance, and realized savings.

• Design and maintain efficient workflows, templates, and governance models to improve operational efficiency and consistency.

• Ensure that RFX processes promote speed, quality, and fairness in supplier selection while fostering competitive and strategic sourcing results.

• Mentor and coach the RFX team, nurturing a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.

• Lead cross-functional communication and change management initiatives to promote the adoption of the centralized RFX model and ensure stakeholder alignment.

• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging tools in procurement and RFX management; recommend and implement improvements to systems, processes, and methodologies.

• Provide leadership oversight for supplier interactions during RFX events to guarantee professionalism, strategic alignment, and clear communication.

• Generate regular executive-level reports that summarize activity volumes, outcomes, savings performance, and strategic insights.

• Travel up to 40% is required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Generally requires a University Degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field with a minimum of 10 years of experience; alternatively, 16 years of relevant experience in the absence of a degree.

• At least 8 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.

• Experience in developing and managing enterprise-level RFX processes, tools, or centralized sourcing operations.

• Familiarity with DFAR compliant proposals.

• Demonstrated knowledge of sourcing best practices, competitive bidding methodologies, procurement governance, and supplier evaluation techniques.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.

• Parental (including paternal) leave.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Achievement awards.

• Educational assistance.

• Child/adult backup care.