Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations

Xometry; North Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Floating holidays

Fixed holidays

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Xometry is seeking a Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations in North Bethesda, MD to lead US domestic sourcing across CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, and Sheet & Tube Fabrication. You will guide the strategic vision and operational execution to accelerate marketplace growth and margin performance.

You will manage a 20+ team, define KPIs across the order-to-delivery funnel, and drive continuous process improvement with AI-enhanced supplier matching and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management, or marketplace operations with exposure to technology implementation.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, technologies, and industry dynamics.
• Experience leveraging data analytics and AI to drive strategic business decisions.
• Demonstrated success working across organizations to implement complex initiatives.
• Ability to create and articulate compelling long-term strategies while delivering short-term results.
• MBA or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Head Sourcing Operations: You will lead a team of 20+ sourcing specialists and managers to drive sourcing margin and efficiency targets.
• Drive Sourcing Strategy: Define and execute comprehensive tech and operation strategies for sourcing to drive growth and profitability within all manufacturing verticals.
• Lead AI Innovation: Collaborate with our technology teams to enhance our AI-powered matching algorithms, optimizing sourcing cost and supplier selection to improve acceptance rates and margin performance.
• Enhance Profitability: Provide input to the pricing, partner and category teams to implement creative strategies and operational improvements to enhance gross margins, partner performance.
• Optimize Partner Network Performance: Evaluate performance across partners and geographies to inform sourcing strategy, focusing on capabilities that meet our customers’ evolving needs across capability, geography and price point.
• Manage Cross-Functional Initiatives: Collaborate with product, engineering, sales and operations teams to project manage and implement new initiatives that drive marketplace growth.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Procurement & SCM

AI analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

MBA preferred

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations

North Bethesda, MD

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

As the Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations at Xometry, you will own and drive the strategic vision and execution of US domestic sourcing team across manufacturing verticals: CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Sheet & Tube Fabrication. Sourcing operation is the key enabler for revenue and margin growth. In this role, you would be the key leader responsible for solving complex sourcing problems by collaborating with product, engineering, pricing, operation and sales to achieve hyper growth for the Xometry marketplace. This critical leadership role directly impacts marketplace growth as we revolutionize the $2 trillion custom manufacturing industry through our AI-powered platform. You will have responsibility for driving sourcing operation and process transformation, to support our mission to become the “Everything Store” for custom manufacturing. Working at the intersection of technology, manufacturing, and marketplace dynamics, you’ll help shape Xometry’s future while delivering exceptional value to both buyers and suppliers.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Head Sourcing Operations: You will lead a team of 20+ sourcing specialists and managers to drive sourcing margin and efficiency targets. Drive continuous improvement in sourcing processes by defining and monitoring KPIs across order placement to the delivery funnel. Assess current sourcing workflows, identify bottlenecks, and redesign processes for efficiency
• Drive Sourcing Strategy: Define and execute comprehensive tech and operation strategies for sourcing to drive growth and profitability within all manufacturing verticals. Benchmark against industry best practices to drive net new improvements across a multi-year roadmap
• Lead AI Innovation: Collaborate with our technology teams to enhance our AI-powered matching algorithms, optimizing sourcing cost and supplier selection to improve acceptance rates and margin performance
• Enhance Profitability: Provide input to the pricing, partner and category teams to implement creative strategies and operational improvements to enhance gross margins, partner performance
• Optimize Partner Network Performance: Evaluate performance across partners and geographies to inform sourcing strategy, focusing on capabilities that meet our customers’ evolving needs across capability, geography and price point
• Manage Cross-Functional Initiatives: Collaborate with product, engineering, sales and operations teams to project manage and implement new initiatives that drive marketplace growth

What You'll Bring to Xometry:

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management, or marketplace operations with exposure to technology implementation. Consulting experience is preferred.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, technologies, and industry dynamics
• Experience leveraging data analytics and AI to drive strategic business decisions
• Demonstrated success working across organizations to implement complex initiatives
• Ability to create and articulate compelling long-term strategies while delivering short-term results
• MBA or equivalent preferred

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $140,000-$175,000 annually + bonus depending on factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.

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