Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Manager
About The Position
The Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Manager is responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide category strategies across critical commodities and spend categories. This role has end-to-end ownership of category performance, including cost, quality, delivery, risk, and innovation, and serves as a key strategic partner across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and executive leadership. This is a highly visible individual contributor role that drives long-term sourcing strategy, leads complex supplier negotiations, and builds resilient global supply chains in a regulated manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management
- Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations, supplier agreements and sourcing initiatives
- Experience in a manufacturing and/or regulated environment
- Strong financial acumen, analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to travel 25%–50% depending on business needs, mostly domestic with some international
Nice To Haves
- SAP or ERP sourcing experience
- Experience managing global supply bases and international sourcing strategies
- Knowledge of contract structures, pricing models, and long-term supplier agreements
- Expertise in supplier risk management, geopolitical considerations, and supply chain resilience
- Experience supporting government or defense-related programs; familiarity with DFAR requirements
- Professional certification (CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent)
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, growth plans, and technology roadmaps; establish dual source and risk mitigation strategies for critical materials
- Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships, including executive-level relationships, performance management, and long-term agreements
- Monitor global supply markets, geopolitical risks, and macroeconomic trends to proactively adjust sourcing strategies
- Lead RFQs, RFPs, supplier selection, and sourcing decisions for assigned commodities or programs
- Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, lead time, commercial terms, and long-term agreements
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, and Program Management in NPI, product lifecycle management, and design-to-cost initiatives; influence decisions through data-driven insights
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve end-to-end supply chain performance and resilience
- Support supplier development initiatives to improve quality, delivery, and cost performance
- Identify and execute cost reduction initiatives, including Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VA/VE), should-cost analysis, and supplier consolidation; champion best practices in sourcing, contracting, and supplier management across the organization
- Track, validate, and report realized and forecasted cost savings
- Support annual operating plan (AOP) goals and long range cost reduction targets
- Own supply continuity for assigned categories and serve as the escalation point for high-risk supply continuity, cost, or performance issues
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contract terms, export controls, and government regulations; support internal and external audits as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
