Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing and Components

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global sourcing strategy across all critical spend categories (raw materials, components, indirects, and capital equipment) to support production scale-up and long-term business objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership on Make vs. Buy decisions, capacity planning, and technology sourcing strategies aligned with multi-year operational and financial plans.
• Lead the design and optimization of a global supply chain network that meets the factory’s requirements for capacity, quality, cost, resilience, and regionalization.
• Establish long-term global supply base strategies that mitigate risk and support aggressive production ramp schedules.
• Build and lead strategic partnerships with top-tier global suppliers, establishing executive engagement models, multi-year agreements, and joint improvement roadmaps.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for supplier performance, delivery, and quality risks.
• Oversee sourcing, negotiation, and lifecycle management of all capital equipment needed for gigafactory construction, ramp, and expansion.
• Ensure supplier readiness and on-time delivery of critical equipment to meet installation, commissioning, and production targets.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and NPI teams to align sourcing strategies with product design, technology selection, manufacturing yields, and cost targets.
• Influence corporate strategic planning through cost-modeling insights, supply risk assessments, and market intelligence.
• Lead supplier engagement for new materials, technologies, and equipment supporting product development and factory expansion.
• Ensure sourcing decisions accelerate time-to-market while ensuring manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
• Lead executive-level negotiations for long-term agreements, technology licenses, capital contracts, and global sourcing frameworks.
• Partner with Legal and Contracts teams to establish robust commercial terms that protect the business and drive strategic advantage.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global sourcing organization, including category leaders, regional sourcing teams, and supplier development specialists.
• Foster a culture of operational rigor, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Travel globally, often on short notice, to engage suppliers, assess capabilities, and resolve critical supply, quality, or equipment issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 12–15+ years of progressive global supply chain leadership experience in high-tech, advanced manufacturing, EV, battery, semiconductor, or similar industries.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level sourcing strategies with multimillion- to multibillion-dollar spend responsibility.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex long-term agreements, capital equipment contracts, and global category strategies.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate at C-suite level and influence cross-functional leadership teams.
• Experience managing global teams and driving high-impact supplier partnerships.

General Job Requirements

• This position will work in an office setting, expect minimal physical demands.