Director of Strategic Sourcing

We have been retained to identify a Director of Strategic Sourcing for a growing vehicle manufacturer that is scaling its operations and supply base. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for building and executing the strategic sourcing strategy required to support new product launches, production growth, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity.

We are looking for a hands-on sourcing leader who has operated within automotive, commercial vehicle, heavy equipment, or EV manufacturing and understands what it takes to build a scalable supplier network. This individual will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to ensure new products launch on time, at target cost, and with a resilient supply base.

• Develop and execute the strategic sourcing roadmap to support aggressive production and business growth.
• Build and lead a high-performing strategic sourcing organization.
• Develop commodity strategies utilizing market intelligence, supplier capabilities, and total cost of ownership.
• Establish sourcing governance, procurement policies, and supplier management processes consistent with automotive OEM best practices.
• Establish and lead sourcing council processes across vehicle programs.
• Identify, qualify, and develop strategic suppliers for direct materials and production components.
• Lead competitive RFQ/RFP and supplier selection processes.
• Negotiate long-term agreements covering pricing, commercial terms, capacity commitments, and service expectations.
• Develop executive-level relationships with key suppliers.
• Lead supplier business reviews focused on quality, delivery, cost, innovation, capacity, and risk.

• Drive annual material cost reductions through should-cost analysis, value engineering, competitive sourcing, and supplier negotiations.
• Deliver year-over-year productivity savings while protecting quality and delivery.
• Partner with Engineering to influence design and platform decisions that improve manufacturability and reduce total product cost.
• Develop strategies to manage commodity inflation and supply volatility.

• Partner with Engineering and Program Management throughout the product development process to ensure sourcing readiness.
• Support supplier tooling, APQP, PPAP, and launch-readiness activities.
• Ensure supplier capacity, production timing, and material availability support manufacturing schedules.
• Support successful vehicle launches without supply disruption.

• Develop mitigation strategies for single-source suppliers, constrained materials, and geopolitical risks.
• Establish business continuity plans for critical components.
• Monitor supplier financial health, capacity, quality, and operational performance.
• Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering to implement supplier scorecards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive corrective actions for supplier quality and delivery issues.

• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Program Management, and Finance.
• Participate in executive planning, S&OP, and capacity planning.
• Align sourcing strategies with product roadmaps and customer requirements.
• Build procurement processes and governance capable of scaling from a startup environment to full-rate production.

• 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing or procurement experience within automotive, commercial vehicle, heavy equipment, or EV manufacturing
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• 5+ years of experience leading strategic sourcing teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting new vehicle or automotive program launches
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• Strong supplier negotiation, contract management, and commodity strategy…