Director of Strategic Sourcing

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for rare earth materials, metals, alloys, consumables, capital equipment, and strategic services supporting magnet manufacturing operations.
• Build and scale the strategic sourcing organization that will support all aspects of the business objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage strategic supplier relationships across domestic and international markets.
• Lead commercial negotiations including long-term supply agreements, pricing structures, capacity reservations, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop supply chain resilience strategies for critical materials, including dual sourcing, geographic diversification, inventory optimization, and contingency planning.
• Monitor global rare earth markets, pricing trends, geopolitical developments, tariffs, trade restrictions, and regulatory changes impacting supply availability and cost.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, and Finance to support new product introduction, supplier qualification, and production scale-up activities.
• Partner with Logistics and Trade Compliance teams to optimize inbound material flows, customs strategies, and international supplier operations.
• Lead make-versus-buy analyses, total cost of ownership evaluations, and strategic sourcing decisions supporting long-term business objectives.
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics for supplier performance, cost savings, risk mitigation, inventory optimization, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Support government, defense, and commercial customer requirements related to supply chain security, traceability, and sourcing transparency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or supplier development within manufacturing environments such as critical minerals, aerospace, automotive, and/or battery materials manufacturing.
• 6+ years of demonstrated leadership experience managing sourcing, procurement, or supply chain organizations.
• Experience sourcing critical raw materials, specialty metals, industrial chemicals, advanced materials, or complex manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with ERP, MRP, procurement, supplier relationship management, and supply chain planning systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• MBA, CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or related professional certification preferred.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.