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VP-Strategic Sourcing

Job ID 10132749 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Oct. 01, 2025
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Job Summary:

The Vice President of Strategic Sourcing will define, drive, and deliver strategies to promote sustainable, diverse sourcing practices and continuous improvement within Disney Experiences (DX). This global role is responsible for influencing a combination of lines of business to ensure the successful realization of company objectives. Foundational to the Vice President’s success is the ability to provide inspirational leadership to a diverse cast base by motivating others toward success and driving engagement at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate has strong mastery and demonstration of our Five Keys (Safety, Courtesy, Inclusion, Show and Efficiency), a growth mindset for continuous learning and flexibility to quickly adapt to evolving priorities. This role will report to the Senior Vice President, Worldwide Safety, Health, Engineering & Sourcing.

Responsibilities

  • Directly leads the Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, and Walt Disney Imagineering Strategic Sourcing teams. Categories include Design and Construction, Facility Services, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations, Food and Beverage, Print and Marketing, Hospitality, Cruise Line, Sustainability, Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment.
  • Sets the global strategy for DX Strategic Sourcing teams, including international parks, focused on leveraging volume and supplier relationships to drive down cost, increase labor efficiency, and ensure a consistent business practice with DX. Provides guidance and standards while facilitating best practice and knowledge sharing across all sites globally.
  • Shows inspirational leadership by setting the vision, displaying realistic optimism, and creating a culture that engages the cast and enables them to drive business results.
  • Facilitates an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought and exhibits trust, collaboration, empowerment and inclusion.
  • Identifies threats and opportunities by maintaining a broad view of the internal and external environment, incidents, trends and constant analysis of the industry. Strategically mitigates against risks to avoid business disruption.
  • Demonstrates Creative Sensibility – formulates and effectively shares thoughtful opinions that push the team to strive past good to great, recognizes when an idea is off track and holds self and others accountable to deliver results.
  • Collaborates closely with several stakeholders such as Marketing, Food and Beverage Line of Business, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Cruise Line, Worldwide Safety, Health, and Engineering, Legal, HR, and Public Affairs to develop and execute the business strategy.
  • Demonstrates agility – creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful by driving property-wide innovation and optimization efforts.
  • Identifies, develops and leads talent – effectively manages talent by nurturing, stretching and developing people to meet both their career aspirations and the organization’s goals.
  • Promotes a culture of Safety by ensuring safety is at the forefront of all decisions with team and partners.

Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of 10+ years progressive leadership experience including executive leadership
  • Minimum of 10+ years experience leading sourcing teams ideally managing diverse categories such as Food and Beverage, Cruise Line, and Construction.
  • Ability to demonstrate Inspirational Leadership to a broad, diverse group of cast both internal and external to the strategic sourcing organization.
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel to locations worldwide when business needs arise and to sustain positive reporting and partner relationships.
  • A visionary and passionate leader that prioritizes the development of talent and building a high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture.
  • Strong business acumen with ability to understand financial implications to decisions, manage complex budgets and direct long term capital planning to critical sourcing initiatives.
  • Proven leader who can set overarching strategy and implement and integrate effectively to drive sustainable results.
  • Comfortable working in a high volume, fast-paced environment and balancing competing priorities.
  • Proven track record of strong creative sensibilities, business acumen, and strategic thinking skills.
  • Proven track record of comprehensive problem solving, analytical and risk assessment skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and foster relationships with cross functional partners, lead in a collaborative style as well as communicate in an engaging, influential and impactful manner.
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to adapt approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands.
  • Cultural competence and comfort to diplomatically navigate and influence business relationships globally.

Required Education

  • Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Education

  • MBA or other advanced degree

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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