Director of Strategic Sourcing

About the Role

MTI Motion designs and manufactures custom, precision motion-control products and solutions for industries including commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation. As the Director of Strategic Sourcing, you will develop, execute, and drive the sourcing and procurement strategy, ensuring supplier selection, price, performance, and supply chain execution align with current and future business objectives. This role provides strategic direction while supporting local teams across multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust long-term supplier strategy, evaluating capabilities, technologies, cost position, and capacity readiness.
• Establish and maintain dual-source and risk mitigation plans; drive supplier rationalization and supply base optimization.
• Own supplier scorecards, performance metrics, and accountability mechanisms; lead corrective actions and escalation activities.
• Conduct structured business reviews with key suppliers and ensure compliance with contractual terms.
• Evaluate supplier readiness for scaling, tooling, and technological investments; support make/buy decisions and capacity planning.
• Maintain and enforce procurement, purchasing, and sourcing policies across all sites, including the Approved Supplier List and purchasing thresholds.
• Lead internal sourcing reviews, supplier business reviews, and cross-functional alignment meetings.
• Collaborate with Business Unit teams, Finance, and OpEx on budgeting, PPV analysis, and cost improvement plans.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to align supplier capabilities with new products and technologies.
• Act as the high-level escalation point for delivery issues, supplier failures, or shortages; provide direction during disruptions.
• Develop and mentor the procurement organization, standardizing tools, training, and best practices.
• Promote continuous improvement methodologies in sourcing and supplier management.
• Drive material cost reduction initiatives and contract negotiation strategies, including MSAs, pricing agreements, and JIT supply programs.
• Oversee the overall inventory plan to support business goals such as inventory turns and Free Cash Flow.

Requirements

• Supplier selection, price, and performance management (including quality, OTD, responsiveness, capacity readiness, and risk mitigation).
• Supplier qualification and approval processes across all commodities.
• Development and execution of strategic procurement and sourcing plans supporting the company’s technology, capability, and capacity roadmap.
• Creation, communication, and enforcement of sourcing, supplier, and purchasing policies.
• Dotted-line functional leadership to Materials Managers to ensure policy adherence and business goal support.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Opportunities for career advancement.

MTI Motion is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, with facilities worldwide and is a wholly owned operating company within the Steel Partners family of companies.