Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (Strategic Sourcing)
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing develops and executes sourcing strategies to reduce costs, strengthen supply-chain resiliency, and mitigate operational, geopolitical, and material-specific risks. The role leads cross-functional sourcing initiatives, manages strategic supplier relationships, and aligns sourcing with business objectives across a decentralized operating model. A key focus is partnering with Engineering and Operations to define and operationalize enterprise strategies for Country-of-Origin (COO) and rare-earth-element (REE) risk mitigation. The role serves as a liaison across sectors, driving consistent sourcing execution, supplier performance, and long-term value creation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- Experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or supplier management.
- Experience conducting spend analysis, market research, or supplier assessments.
- Experience working in a matrixed or decentralized environment.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
- Ability to manage multiple strategic projects simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of supply-chain risk, total cost of ownership, and supplier performance management.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a federal contracting or compliance-driven environment, such as familiarity with FAR/DFARS.
- Experience with COO, REE, or other material-criticality risk assessments.
- Familiarity with category management, market trend analysis and strategies, and supplier-development approaches.
- Experience with ERP or procurement systems such as PeopleSoft, SAP, or Control.
- Ability to interpret technical requirements and collaborate closely with Engineering and Operations.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, Quality, Program teams, and Legal.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for key categories to reduce cost, improve service, and mitigate risk.
- Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier landscapes to identify sourcing opportunities.
- Lead the COO and REE initiative, partnering with functional leaders to design and implement scalable processes for identifying, assessing, and mitigating related risks.
- Define sourcing strategies for high-risk areas to strengthen enterprise supply-chain resiliency.
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with internal stakeholders, including Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and Legal, to align sourcing strategies with business requirements and priorities.
- Drive cost-reduction, value-engineering, and design-for-supply-chain initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate supply, geopolitical, quality, and financial risks within the supply base.
- Support forecasting and capacity-planning tool development to enhance operational planning, supplier alignment, and risk mitigation.
Benefits
- Health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Education assistance
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
