Vice President Procurement

The Opportunity

• Serve as the senior-most leader responsible for shaping and executing an enterprise-wide procurement and supply chain strategy for a growth-oriented energy company.
• Drive a transformational agenda that elevates how Par Pacific sources, contracts, manages suppliers, and delivers value across all operations.
• Partner directly with executive leadership and refinery site leadership to ensure procurement strategies support enterprise priorities, financial performance, operational reliability, and risk reduction.
• Reporting to the EVP, Refining and Logistics, you will set the long-term vision for procurement and steward enterprise-wide spend.

Key Activities

• Define and lead the enterprise procurement strategy while elevating organizational capability and embedding a culture of procurement excellence across all business units
• Direct and optimize Source-to-Pay and Materials Management operations, driving process efficiency, cost transparency, and compliance Oversee enterprise spend analysis and establish long-range sourcing strategies that deliver measurable value and reduce supply chain risk
• Institutionalize best-practice procurement processes including category management, demand management, total cost ownership modeling, and supplier performance management
• Champion HSSE excellence by ensuring procurement, field operations, and suppliers uphold the highest standards of safety and compliance Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships and serve as the ultimate escalation point for critical negotiations and disputes Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Operations, and Finance to negotiate major commercial agreements that support enterprise strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, or a related field required; Master's degree or MBA preferred. Directly related work experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Minimum 15 years of progressive procurement, supply chain, or materials management experience required
• Extensive experience leading procurement transformation in a complex operational environment preferred
• Minimum 8 years of leadership experience required, with proven success overseeing large, multi-site teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead geographically distributed teams at the enterprise level required
• Expert-level knowledge of sourcing, contracting, supplier management, materials management, procurement governance, and enterprise cost optimization required
• Experience in refining, petrochemical, or manufacturing industry preferred

About Us
At Par Pacific, we own and operate market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically-complex markets. We have built a team of oil and gas industry veterans and subject matter experts to lead our organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative, problem solving approach. We bring our diverse strengths and motivation to complex markets where we seek out diamonds in the rough. As a nimble, growing organization, we actively pursue new opportunities with corporate financing know-how, respond to local market demands, and adapt to changing external environments.

More Good Reasons to work for Par Pacific
Unique Culture
There is nothing ordinary about Par Pacific -- a niche player in the energy space. And there's certainly nothing ordinary about Par Pacific employees. We are driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial-minded professionals who love to win. If that describes you, you'll fit right in.

Location, Location, Location
Because Par Pacific operates in some of the most beautiful places throughout the country, our employees get to make these places their home and enrich their lives. Preferably, the office where you'll work is in the City Centre in Houston, Texas, located on the west side of Houston near I-10 and the Sam Houston Tollway. It's a vibrant area of the city with plenty of places for lunch or to wind down after work. You may also choose to continue working from one of the refinery locations should you be currently located at one.

Opportunistic growth strategy
At Par Pacific, we look for operations with strong fundamentals and great employees who can move a business forward. Our management team has deep experience in the energy industry, as well as in leading mergers, acquisitions, and integrations of newly acquired companies.

Focused on the future
We are an energy company that has recognized the imperative and embraced the opportunity to begin the transition from fossil fuels. We are developing products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Excellent Compensation And Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a strong comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a robust allotment of paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, retirement savings plans, educational reimbursement, and more. Full-time employees (and their families) are offered medical (with prescription coverage), dental, vision, voluntary critical illness, accident, life/AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending