Director of Sourcing

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a global sourcing strategy for direct and indirect materials aligned with Genie’s business, financial, and operational goals.
• Lead and develop a high performing team of Commodity Managers, Buyers, and Supplier Quality Representatives, setting clear expectations, accountability, and career development paths.
• Establish Genie’s sourcing organization as a center of excellence, driving standardization, best practices, and disciplined execution across regions.
• Own all commercial negotiations including pricing, lead times, MOQs, payment terms, tooling, and contractual frameworks.
• Structure, negotiate, and govern Long Term Agreements (LTAs) that balance cost competitiveness, capacity assurance, flexibility, and risk.
• Deliver year over year productivity (deflation) through cost roadmaps, should cost modeling, VAVE initiatives, and supply base optimization.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to influence design to cost and total landed cost decisions early in the product lifecycle.
• Ensure supplier fulfillment performance, capacity planning, and delivery reliability meet Genie’s operational requirements.
• Lead supplier risk management, including dual sourcing strategies, geographic risk mitigation, financial health assessments, and supplier Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Oversee supplier quality performance in collaboration with International Supplier Quality teams to ensure compliance with Genie standards and customer expectations.
• Enforce Oracle discipline as the system of record for pricing, supplier commitments, lead times, and sourcing data.
• Ensure sourcing processes integrate seamlessly with SIOP, planning, manufacturing, and procurement execution.
• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing processes, governance, and cross functional ways of working.
• Serve as a key thought partner to the VP of Supply Chain and President of Genie on cost structure, supply risk, and strategic supplier decisions.
• Provide clear, data based insights and escalation on sourcing risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs.
• Represent Genie with key strategic suppliers as an executive sponsor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership experience, including global supplier management.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and managing complex LTAs in both domestic and international environments.
• Proven track record of delivering sustained year over year cost productivity (deflation).
• Strong experience with direct materials, indirect spend, and multi commodity environments.
• Deep understanding of supplier risk management, fulfillment, and business continuity planning.
• Experience leading and developing multi level global teams (commodity managers, buyers, supplier quality).
• High level of financial and commercial acumen; ability to translate sourcing decisions into P&L impact.
• Strong executive communication skills with the confidence to influence at the senior leadership level.
• Hands on experience operating within ERP driven environments (Oracle strongly preferred).