Dir, Marketing & Corporate Services Procurement

Director, Procurement - Marketing Spend Sourcing

Franchise World Headquarters, LLC

Shelton, CT

Why Join Subway?

At Subway, we are not standing still. We are building.

This is a business focused on what matters most: growing franchisee profitability, strengthening our brand and creating long-term value. The people who thrive here are the ones who want to make a real impact.

You will not just do the work. You will shape it.

We move fast. We think like owners. We make decisions that matter. We hold ourselves to a high standard because what we do directly impacts thousands of franchisees around the world.

If you bring energy, accountability and a bias for action, you will fit right in.

We take the work seriously, but we also know the best results come from teams that support each other, celebrate wins and show up ready to build something better every day.

This is your chance to be part of what's next.

Position Overview

Subway is building a best-in-class Procurement

function, and this role is a key leader. The Director, Procurement will own

sourcing strategy, execution and delivery across approximately $450M in

marketing spend, with a clear mandate to deliver value back to our franchise

system by freeing up cash for reinvestment.

Reporting directly to the VP of Procurement, this

hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves leader will elevate Subway's marketing sourcing

capability, build supplier relationships and category strategies, and influence

the business. They will work with the VP Procurement, and alongside peers

including a new procurement center of excellence. Key relationships will

include Finance, Legal, and senior business stakeholders across the enterprise.

This is a high-visibility role, and the right

candidate is a proven sourcing operator who can think strategically, execute

and deliver quickly, and build credibility fast in an environment where

procurement is being established as a strategic enterprise asset for the first

time.

What You Will Do:

Sourcing Strategy & Execution

* Own and lead sourcing strategy across all marketing spending categories including:

oProduct Marketing (featured sandwiches, promotions)

oBrand Marketing (overall brand awareness)

oDigital Marketing (social media, online ads, website)

oPerformance/Growth Marketing (paid acquisition)

oShopper/Retail Marketing (in-store promotions, POS)

oContent Marketing (social content, recipes)

oInfluencer & Partnership Marketing (influencer campaigns)

oCustomer Marketing (loyalty program)

oEvents & Experiential Marketing (sponsorships, local events)

oPR & Communications (press, brand reputation)

* Design and execute strategies to optimize our marketing spending

* Develop, lead and execute competitive sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and contract award recommendations in close collaboration with key stakeholders

* Build and maintain a multi-year category management roadmap aligned to business priorities and key performance targets

* Identify and quantify opportunities using spend analytics, market benchmarks, and supplier intelligence

Financial Accountability

* Own the marketing spending savings pipeline from opportunity identification through contracting and Finance validation and sign-off

* Produce Finance-grade reporting on cost avoidance achievement, pipeline status, and delivery confidence, partnering closely with FP&A

* Establish and enforce tracking methodology that meets VP Procurement and Finance standards

Stakeholder & Supplier Management

* Build trusted working relationships with senior stakeholders across marketing and business unit leadership so sourcing decisions happen with the business, not to it

* Manage strategic supplier relationships, balancing cost, quality, risk, and partnership value over multi-year horizons

* Lead supplier business reviews and performance management for strategic suppliers

Procurement Function Build-Out

* Partner with the VP of Procurement and peers to establish sourcing processes, templates, governance, and policy standards for the marketing spend pillar

* Contribute to the selection and implementation of procurement P2P technology including spend analytics, CLM, and project tracking tools as the function's digital foundation is built

* Manage and develop a direct report

Skills & Qualifications:

Technical & Functional Skills

* Strategic sourcing: end-to-end RFx design, competitive bidding, and negotiation across a broad portfolio of marketing categories

* Category management: multi-year roadmaps across a portfolio of marketing categories

* Financial acumen: ability to build supplier business cases, model TCO, and translate activity to value

* Spend analytics: proficiency with analytical tools and spend cube data to identify opportunity, track execution, and validate value

* Contract management: knowledge of authoring, redlining, and managing complex multi-year supplier agreements; understanding of commercial risk and liability

* Procurement technology: experience with eSourcing platforms and tools (Spend Analytics and CLM a must)

* Structured approach to initiative tracking, milestone ownership, and Finance-grade reporting

* Market intelligence: knowledge of supplier markets, pricing benchmarks, and industry cost drivers across marketing spend categories

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

* Executive presence: comfortable presenting to senior

stakeholders; can translate procurement value into business language

* Stakeholder influence: earns credibility and drives

alignment across marketing without direct authority, working through the

business, not around it

* Negotiation: principled negotiator who can manage

high-stakes supplier relationships while protecting long-term partnership value

* Change management: ability to shift procurement from

transactional to strategic in an environment where the function is being built,

not inherited

* Builder mentality: thrives in a build-from-scratch

environment; comfortable with ambiguity and able to establish structure,

process, and governance where little exists

* Team leadership: experience developing and motivating

procurement talent; models accountability and high standards

* Communication: clear, direct, and concise - written

and verbal, including executive reporting, board-ready materials, and supplier

correspondence

* Collaboration: works effectively with Legal, Finance,

FP&A, and business partners to align category strategy with enterprise

priorities

Experience & Background

* 12+ years of progressive procurement and strategic

sourcing experience, with at least 8 years in a leadership role

* Demonstrated track record of delivering realized

savings and financial value on large, dispersed marketing spend portfolios

* Experience driving or supporting the transformation of

a procurement function, not just operating within a mature one

* Proven ability to lead and operate at the executive

level

* Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree

preferred, or equivalent work experience with demonstrated and sustained

financial delivery

* CPM, CPSM, or equivalent procurement certification a

plus

Why This Role

Subway is one of the world's largest restaurant

brands, and Procurement is in the early stages of a transformation that will

have direct, measurable impact on enterprise EBITDA. This role offers a rare

combination: the scale of a global brand with the greenfield opportunity of

building something from scratch. The function has full CEO & CFO

sponsorship, a clear mandate, and a leadership team that views procurement as a

strategic asset, not a back-office function.

For a procurement leader who is energized by building,

who wants their savings to show up directly on the P&L, and who is ready to

step into a high-visibility seat with real executive partnership - this is that

role.

What do we offer?

* Insurance Plans (Medical, Life)

* Pension/401K/RSP (country specific)

* Competitive Bonus

* Mobility Allowance

* Tuition Reimbursement

* Company Holidays

* Volunteering time

* And More.....

Compensation:Thebasepayrangeforthisroleis$163,000-$203,800annually

Paywithinthisrangewillbedeterminedingoodfaithbasedonjob-relatedfactors,whichmayincludeskills,experience,education/training,location,andinternalequity.

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