Associate Director - Procurement Strategy & Transformation
CloroxClorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: Associate Director, Procurement Strategy & Transformation is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and driving Procurement’s long-term strategy, transformation agenda, and operating model. The role serves as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Procurement Officer and Procurement Leadership Team, translating Enterprise and Supply Chain priorities into actionable roadmaps, governance structures, performance measures, and executive decisions. The position leads cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives that improve Procurement’s ability to create, capture, and protect business value, with particular emphasis on functional strategy, value delivery, category strategy development, organizational operations effectiveness, talent capability building, and technology-enabled transformation. The role also drives the operating cadence of the Procurement function, providing leadership with clear visibility to strategic progress, financial performance, risks, priorities, and required decisions. Through a combination of structured problem solving, data-driven insight, executive communication, and cross-functional influence, the Associate Director ensures that Procurement’s strategic priorities are translated into sustained execution and measurable business impact. In this role, you will: Procurement Strategy Leadership Lead the development, refinement, and operationalization of Procurement’s multiyear strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise, Supply Chain, business unit, and functional priorities. Translate Procurement’s vision and strategic priorities into clear roadmaps, initiatives, milestones, ownership, governance, and measures of success. Partner with the Chief Procurement Officer and Procurement Leadership Team to identify emerging priorities, evaluate strategic choices, and align leadership around the highest-value opportunities. Monitor external, enterprise, and functional developments that may require changes to Procurement’s strategy, operating model, capabilities, or investment priorities. Lead strategic reviews and planning sessions that assess progress, resolve roadblocks, and maintain accountability for delivery. Ensure Procurement’s transformation portfolio remains focused on measurable value creation, capability advancement, operational rigor, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage. Connect Procurement’s strategic agenda to the broader Supply Chain strategy and its priorities of accelerating smart growth, driving operational rigor, reimagining collaboration, and establishing a future-fit Supply Chain. Transformational Projects and Initiative Delivery Lead or coordinate complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives that span Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, business units, Global Business Services, Digital, Technology, and other enterprise functions. Convert high-level strategic opportunities into structured programs with defined scope, business outcomes, governance, resources, milestones, risks, and implementation plans. Coordinate stakeholders across functions and levels to maintain alignment, resolve issues, and accelerate execution. Lead strategic analyses, business cases, organizational assessments, and operating-model design efforts to support major Procurement and Supply Chain decisions. Support integration, organizational redesign, and enterprise transformation activities where Procurement strategy, capabilities, processes, technology, or supplier ecosystems are affected. Ensure transformation programs connect strategy to implementation and produce measurable, sustainable business benefits. Establish governance and benefit-tracking approaches t…