✦ Luna Orbit — Operations & Logistics

Director, Indirect Procurement

at AutoZone

📍 Memphis, TN, United States Unknown Posted April 17, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent combination of education and experience required. MBA or other advanced degree preferred
Category Operations & Logistics

About this role

Lead AutoZone’s enterprise indirect procurement function, setting procurement strategy, policies, and best practices. Own sourcing, negotiation, RFx events and auctions, and contract management, while driving procurement transformation focused on governance and modernization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute indirect procurement strategy and policies
  • Lead sourcing, negotiation, RFx events and auctions
  • Manage contract management activities across the organization
  • Drive procurement transformation initiatives for governance and modernization
  • Optimize third party spend for both merchandise categories and indirect spending

Technical Overview

Procurement transformation leadership spanning sourcing and negotiation processes, RFx events and auctions, contract management, and modernization of procurement processes and tools. No specific software stack is stated, but strong operational procurement methodology is implied.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced indirect procurement leader with 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, strong enterprise sourcing and negotiation expertise, and a track record of running RFx events and auctions. They can lead procurement transformation by improving governance and modernizing processes and tools to optimize third party spend.

Must-Have Skills

Indirect procurementProcurement strategy developmentSourcingNegotiationRFx eventsAuction managementContract managementProcurement transformationGovernance

Tools & Platforms

RFx

Required Skills

Indirect procurementprocurement strategysourcingnegotiationRFx eventsauctionscontract managementprocurement transformationgovernancemodernizing processesthird party spend

Hard Skills

Indirect procurementProcurement strategy developmentProcurement policiesBest practicesThird party spend optimizationSourcingNegotiationRFx eventsAuctionsContract managementProcurement transformation initiativesGovernanceModernizing processesModernizing tools

Soft Skills

Enterprise-wide leadershipCross-functional collaborationChange managementStrategic thinkingStakeholder managementDecision-makingProgram leadership

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Direct enterprise indirect procurement sourcing and transformation to optimize third party spend.
Role Subtype Strategic Sourcing Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

10+ years of progressive experience in indirect procurement, Direct experience with sourcing, negotiation, RFx events, auctions, and contract management

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