Director of Strategic Sourcing

Circor Careers•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Director, Strategic Sourcing establishes and leads strategic sourcing and procurement strategy for a highly regulated U.S. Navy business. The role ensures a secure, compliant, cost-effective, and resilient supply base that can support current and future customer requirements. It provides executive leadership for strategic sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiations, category management, supply market intelligence, supplier risk management, and long-range supply chain planning. The Director partners with Executive Leadership and teams across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, and Manufacturing to align sourcing strategies with operating objectives, customer commitments, regulatory requirements, and growth initiatives. The role develops sourcing strategies to support production continuity, cost competitiveness, supplier innovation, domestic sourcing objectives, capacity readiness, and compliance with U.S. Government, Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, and other applicable requirements. It also supports new business opportunities, program execution, and long-term business performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, or a related technical discipline.
At least 15 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, operations, or related leadership roles.
At least 8 years of leadership experience managing managers, teams, or enterprise sourcing organizations.
Extensive experience leading strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, category management, or operations organizations in complex manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing sourcing organizations.
Deep knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, contract negotiations, and supply chain risk management.
Strong understanding of defense-industry manufacturing environments and regulated supply chains.
Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and long-term supplier contracts.
Proven experience developing and executing enterprise sourcing strategies.
Experience managing sourcing activities involving castings, forgings, machined components, engineered products, and complex manufacturing supply chains.
Ability to influence executive leadership, customers, and strategic suppliers.
Advanced analytical capabilities, including experience using market intelligence and business analytics to drive sourcing decisions.
Strong negotiation, communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
Experience managing domestic and global supplier networks.
Strong knowledge of supply continuity planning, supplier risk assessment, and compliance requirements in highly regulated industries.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation and strategic change initiatives.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting defense, aerospace, naval, industrial, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience supporting government contracts and regulated supply chains.
APICS/ASCM, CPSM, CPM, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, CSCP, or equivalent professional certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the U.S. Navy Strategic Sourcing strategy in alignment with corporate objectives, customer requirements, and long-term growth initiatives.
Establish sourcing governance processes, policies, controls, and accountability mechanisms to support compliance and operational excellence.
Lead strategic sourcing, category management, supplier selection and contracting, and sourcing risk management.
Develop sourcing strategies supporting program execution, supply continuity, margin improvement, and organizational objectives.
Provide executive leadership with sourcing intelligence, market trends, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations.
Develop near- and long-term supply base strategies aligned with future business requirements and supplier capabilities.
Ensure sourcing practices support domestic content requirements, national security considerations, and customer contractual obligations.
Lead category strategies across castings, forgings, machined components, specialized defense materials, and key subcontract services.
Direct sourcing activities for critical and strategic suppliers supporting U.S. Navy programs; balance cost, quality, delivery, risk, capacity, and compliance requirements.
Lead strategic supplier negotiations, contract development, long-term agreements, and commercial relationship management.
Develop supplier segmentation strategies and manage executive relationships with strategic suppliers.
Drive competitive sourcing initiatives while maintaining technical and operational requirements.
Ensure sourcing decisions support production schedules, inventory strategies, and customer delivery commitments.
Establish governance and decision-making frameworks for make-versus-buy strategies.
Establish sourcing risk assessment and mitigation programs, including contingency strategies and alternate-source plans for critical materials and components.
Identify and mitigate supply risks involving domestic sourcing limitations, sole-source dependencies, geopolitical concerns, financial instability, and capacity constraints.
Incorporate business continuity planning into sourcing strategies for key suppliers and commodities.
Partner with Supplier Performance, Procurement, Quality, and Operations teams to improve supplier resilience and readiness.
Oversee supplier capacity assessments and readiness planning for forecasted demand and growth.
Ensure sourcing complies with applicable U.S. Government contracting requirements and customer specifications, including relevant defense regulations.
Partner with Quality, Legal, Engineering, and Compliance organizations to maintain supplier compliance and qualification requirements.
Support customer audits, regulatory reviews, and government compliance activities involving the supply base; ensure sourcing documentation, supplier records, and contracting processes meet audit and regulatory requirements.
Lead cost reduction and value engineering initiatives; develop strategies to improve total cost of ownership while maintaining operational performance and compliance.
Support annual operating plans through productivity initiatives, cost savings projects, and working capital improvements.
Drive supplier productivity, commercial excellence, and cost competitiveness initiatives.
Establish sourcing performance metrics and reporting systems to monitor business performance and value creation.
Evaluate market conditions and supplier economics to proactively manage cost risks and opportunities.
Partner with Engineering, Operations, Program Management, Manufacturing, Finance, and Quality to align sourcing with business and customer requirements.
Support new product introduction, new contract awards, product transfers, and capacity expansion initiatives.
Lead sourcing involvement in proposal development, bid reviews, and strategic growth opportunities.
Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing Strategic Sourcing organization; establish talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability-building initiatives.
Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, and build strong partnerships with executive stakeholders, customers, and strategic suppliers.