Sourcing Global Commodity Leader - SMR Machining & Fabrication

Sourcing Global Commodity Leader - SMR Machining & Fabrication

Wilmington NC USA

May 7, 2026

$125K - $208K

The Sourcing Global Commodity Leader – SMR Machining & Fabrication is responsible for developing and executing the global commodity strategy for critical large-scale fabricated and machined components supporting Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programs, including reactor pressure vessels, reactor core internal components, and large heat exchangers. This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives across a complex global supply base to secure long‑term capacity, optimize cost, mitigate supply and commercial risk, and deliver strong customer value across all SMR projects.

As a strategic individual contributor, this leader partners closely with Sales & Operations Planning, project commodity leaders, fulfillment leaders, engineering, quality, and project teams to align supply chain strategies with demand signals, execution realities, and customer‑specific requirements. The role requires deep commercial acumen, strong analytical capability, executive‑level communication skills, and the ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders without direct authority. Success in this role depends on building global market insight, negotiating sophisticated long‑term agreements, developing suppliers, and translating enterprise commodity strategies into actionable plans across project execution teams.

Develop and lead the global commodity strategy for SMR machining and fabrication categories, with primary responsibility for large, complex, and heavy equipment components, including reactor pressure vessels, reactor core internal components, large heat exchangers, and other highly engineered fabricated and machined assemblies.

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the global supply market for heavy fabrication and precision machining, including supplier capacity, regional capabilities, technical specialization, quality maturity, nuclear compliance readiness, cost competitiveness, and relevant geopolitical and logistics factors.

Gather, analyze, and communicate market intelligence to inform strategic sourcing decisions, including industry capacity trends, material and conversion cost drivers, supplier financial health, regulatory and trade developments, lead‑time risks, and emerging supplier opportunities.

Assess and proactively manage risk across the commodity portfolio, including capacity limitations, supplier concentration, commercial and contractual exposure, geopolitical considerations, cross‑border sourcing risk, and supplier quality and delivery performance.

Partner closely with the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to understand current and future demand profiles and integrate demand visibility into long‑term sourcing and capacity strategies.

Translate demand forecasts into actionable sourcing strategies that ensure the availability of long‑term supplier capacity in support of business growth, project execution requirements, and customer commitments.

Collaborate with project commodity leaders and fulfillment leaders to gather real‑time supplier and execution performance data and apply these insights to strengthen broader commodity strategies and strategic decision‑making.

Work cross‑functionally with sourcing, engineering, quality, legal, finance, manufacturing, project management, and commercial teams to ensure sourcing strategies are aligned with business priorities and are practical for execution.

Partner with project leaders to understand customer‑specific technical, commercial, and schedule requirements and adjust strategic sourcing levers accordingly to optimize supply chain outcomes.

Develop sourcing strategies that appropriately balance cost, capacity, quality, technical capability, delivery performance, risk, customer‑specific needs, and total landed cost.

Lead the negotiation and execution of complex commercial agreements, including long‑term agreements, capacity reservation agreements, supply agreements, cost‑out frameworks, co‑investment arrangements, and new supplier development agreements.

Structure commercial agreements…