Regional Director of Manufacturing, Americas
About The Position
The Strategic Sourcing Manager – Steel & Fabrication is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing strategic supplier relationships, and ensuring supply continuity for steel-related commodities and fabricated components supporting multiple manufacturing facilities across North America. This role will lead strategic sourcing initiatives focused on raw steel, outsourced steel fabrication, roll-formed shapes, galvanizing services, and other steel-intensive supplier categories. The position plays a critical role in ensuring material availability, managing market volatility, improving supplier performance, supporting cost competitiveness, and strengthening the overall supply base.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field preferred.
- 7+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of steel commodities, fabricated components, and industrial supply markets.
- Experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and managing strategic supplier relationships.
- Ability to analyze market conditions, cost drivers, pricing trends, and operational risks.
- Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience working with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with steel mills, service centers, or fabrication suppliers.
- Knowledge of roll forming and outsourced manufacturing processes.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations.
- Supply chain risk management and experience navigating allocation or shortage environments.
- Experience with should-cost modeling and commodity forecasting.
Responsibilities
- Own strategic sourcing, supplier management, and supply continuity for steel-related commodities and fabricated components supporting multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for: Raw steel procurement, Steel outsourcing and fabricated assemblies, Roll-formed shapes, Galvanizing services, Steel-intensive supplier categories.
- Lead commercial and operational management of key suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing agreements, contracts, capacity commitments, and long-term supplier partnerships.
- Monitor steel market trends, pricing indices, mill dynamics, coating availability, tariffs, and supply risks to proactively manage cost and continuity.
- Drive supplier performance improvements related to: Cost, Quality, Delivery, Lead time, Responsiveness, Capacity planning.
- Track and improve key performance indicators including cost savings, purchase price variance (PPV), on-time delivery, quality, and supply risk.
- Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Planning, and Quality teams to support: New product launches, Capacity expansion, Dual sourcing initiatives, Risk mitigation plans, Material transitions, Supplier and material qualifications.
- Lead supply continuity efforts during allocation environments, shortages, or market disruptions.
- Support annual cost-reduction initiatives and sourcing objectives.
- Ensure suppliers meet company requirements related to: Quality systems, Compliance, Country-of-origin documentation, Trade regulations, Sustainability expectations.
- Conduct supplier business reviews, site visits, and executive-level supplier escalations as needed.
- Maintain strong collaboration with internal stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams.
- Align sourcing activities with SIOP and broader business planning processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
