Director, Strategic Sourcing

• Set multi-year sourcing direction and priorities across assigned commodity portfolios
• Review, challenge and approve commodity strategies developed by the team
• Align portfolio strategies with business growth, plant and NPI priorities, cost competitiveness and supply continuity
• Allocate people and resources across commodities, supplier risks, sourcing initiatives and business priorities
• Own portfolio cost-out targets, sourcing funnel development and value-delivery commitments
• Ensure sufficient opportunity pipeline and funnel coverage to achieve annual savings goals
• Establish portfolio KPI and performance-review routines and drive corrective action
• Drive accountability for supplier cost, quality, delivery, inventory, capability and resiliency outcomes
• Lead major supplier negotiations, supplier escalations and executive supplier relationships
• Drive supplier consolidation, supplier development and dual-source resiliency strategies
• Approve supplier selection recommendations and sourcing awards within policy thresholds
• Set negotiation mandates and walk-away positions for major sourcing events and supplier decisions
• Use market intelligence, should-cost analysis, index-based pricing and total cost of ownership to guide commercial decisions
• Represent Sourcing with Operations & Supply Chain, Engineering, NPI, Planning, Quality, Finance and division leadership
• Bring recommendations, risks and tradeoffs to supplier, portfolio and business decision forums
• Clarify decision rights and handoffs across sourcing and purchasing functions
• Connect commodity strategy, supplier selection, pricing and negotiations to plant purchasing execution
• Lead, mentor, manage and staff a team of Category Managers and Sourcing employees
• Develop talent acquisition, succession planning and leadership development strategies
• Set goals, provide feedback and facilitate professional growth opportunities

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations or related field
• 10+ years of progressive sourcing, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering or related experience
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience, including responsibility for developing sourcing or category talent
• Significant experience leading complex commodity portfolios, major supplier negotiations and supplier strategy initiatives
• Demonstrated success delivering cost-out, supplier performance and resiliency outcomes through a team
• Strong executive communication, financial acumen, analytical capability, negotiation judgment and ability to influence cross-functional decisions
• Willingness to travel 30-50% of the time as required to meet business needs
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future
• Global industrial manufacturing or engineered-products experience
• MBA or Master's degree
• CPSM, CPM, CSCP, CPIM, APICS or related certification
• Experience leading global supplier portfolios or complex direct-material categories
• Experience with should-cost, index agreements, value engineering, supplier development, supplier risk and sourcing analytics

Demonstrates expertise in sourcing strategy development, supplier negotiation, and portfolio management, with a strong focus on cost reduction and supplier performance. Proven ability to lead and mentor teams while aligning sourcing initiatives with business objectives and operational needs.

• Sourcing Strategy Development
• Supplier Negotiation
• Cost Reduction
• Team Leadership
• Supplier Performance Management

• Sourcing
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Commodity Portfolio Management
• Should-Cost Analysis
• Value Engineering
• Sourcing Analytics
• Supplier Risk Management
• Negotiation Judgment
• Financial Acumen

• Executive Communication
• Analytical Capability
• Influencing Cross-Functional Decisions

• CPSM
• CPM
• CSCP
• CPIM
• APICS

• Global Industrial Manufacturing
• Engineered-Products
• Supplier Development
• Supplier Consolidation
• Dual-Source Resiliency