Director Sourcing

About the role

Develop and implement a global sourcing strategy aligned with business objectives. Identify opportunities for cost reduction, value creation, and supplier-driven innovation. Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and utilize emerging opportunities. Monitor and report on trend analysis. Lead ideation workshops to review current state and future trends, and act as a center of excellence for respective commodities through complete understanding of industry, competition, future technologies, and innovations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Make/Buy Analysis to identify and optimize savings opportunities.
• Provide commodity management guidance, including training and tools to support new strategy rollouts.
• Lead creation and execution of commodity strategies (primary and secondary) aligned with organizational directives, considering risk, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers, focusing on flexibility, agility, response times, process efficiency, product quality, delivery, and reliability.
• Develop and execute supplier contracts/agreements aligned with financial objectives to ensure supplier performance excellence.
• Develop and track continuous improvement (CI) targets for suppliers to achieve world-class cost, quality, service, and delivery levels.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities.
• Assess and mitigate supply chain risks, including geopolitical, financial, and operational risks, and develop contingency plans for critical supply disruptions.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to ensure sourcing strategies support product development and profitability.
• Drive sustainability and compliance initiatives across the supply base.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration within the team.
• Provide leadership to direct reports in executing work plans and short/long-term goals.
• Set and implement department goals aligned with Global Procurement and Supply Chain objectives.
• Create and lead a team of dynamic sourcing professionals to develop, implement, and manage commodity strategies while mitigating risk, improving quality, and reducing cost.
• Manage the team to execute value optimization and innovation.

Requirements

• 12+ years in procurement/sourcing, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a global manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of delivering commodity strategies, cost savings, and supplier innovation.