Sourcing Director- Data Center Solutions

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

The Sourcing Director for the Data Solutions business is a critical leadership role responsible for building and scaling a high-performance supply base to support rapid growth. This leader will drive end-to-end sourcing strategy, supplier development, commercial excellence, and supply resiliency to ensure capacity, cost competitiveness, and continuity across a global supplier network.

• Develop, and implement strategic plans of action for key commodities and suppliers that drive customer service, profitable growth, and supply continuity.
• Define and execute a global sourcing strategy aligned with Data Solutions growth, margin, and capacity objectives.
• Select suppliers and lead commercial discussions ranging from tactical commodity pricing agreements to complex, multi-year strategic relationships. This aligns with the broader sourcing role expectation to lead supplier commercial discussions, including contracts and material liability.
• Own and deepen executive-level relationships with critical suppliers, establishing strong partnerships that support innovation, capacity expansion, and long-term growth. The role is explicitly intended to strengthen executive supplier relationships.
• Build supplier ramp plans and ensure rate readiness across key programs, including proactive capacity planning and supply assurance for rapid business expansion.
• Monitor, analyze, communicate, and provide guidance on market cycle impacts, commodity trends, and supply market risks within assigned spend categories.
• Establish and implement business processes to reduce and control total cost of purchased materials while improving service, resilience, and responsiveness.
• Partner closely with engineering, operations, planning, quality, and program teams to integrate sourcing considerations into product roadmaps, NPD, and customer commitments.
• Establish strong governance over contracts, supplier performance, and risk mitigation plans, including continuity, liability, and long-term capacity commitments.
• Implement strong supply management tools, technology, and sourcing processes to improve results and increase efficiencies.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations or related field is required. MBA, or advanced certification in supply chain or procurement is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement or supply chain is highly preferred. Manufacturing industry experience is a plus.
• Strategic sourcing leadership experience with the ability to define global sourcing strategies, build scalable supplier networks, and align supply management priorities with business growth objectives.
• Strong commercial acumen, including advanced negotiation, contract management, total cost of ownership, supplier economics, and risk mitigation.
• Executive-level supplier relationship management, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, build trusted partnerships, and create supplier governance mechanisms.
• Supplier development and operational readiness expertise, including capacity planning, ramp readiness, quality improvement, and supplier performance management.
• Analytical and market intelligence capability to assess commodity trends, supply risks, inflationary impacts, and sourcing opportunities.

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
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