Director Strategic Sourcing

Systematic Business Consulting; Indiana; Presencial; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Systematic Business Consulting seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Leader to drive global strategy, optimize material costs, and strengthen supplier partnerships in a manufacturing environment.

The role requires deep expertise in copper and aluminum sourcing, supplier negotiations, and analytics to translate commodity intelligence into measurable financial results. You will guide procurement resources and analytics to support manufacturing operations and mitigate risks.

Formación

• 10+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or category mgmt.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute long-term global sourcing strategies for direct and indirect categories.
• Deliver measurable cost savings and supplier consolidation.
• Monitor copper and aluminum pricing, market trends, tariffs, and supply risks.
• Negotiate and manage complex supplier agreements including pricing and volume commitments.
• Establish supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and improvement plans.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Quality to ensure material availability.
• Evaluate material costs, processing expenses, freight, and total cost of ownership.
• Direct, coach, and develop procurement personnel and analytics teams.

Conocimientos

Global strategic sourcing

Copper sourcing

Aluminum sourcing

Procurement leadership

Cost optimization

Commodity market analysis

Negotiation

Sourcing analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP systems

Educación

Bachelor's degree in SCM/related fields

MBA (preferred)

Herramientas

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Sourcing tools

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Strategic Sourcing Leader to drive global sourcing strategy, optimize material costs, strengthen supplier partnerships, and mitigate commodity and supply chain risks in a manufacturing environment.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a commercially driven procurement professional who understands global markets, excels in complex supplier negotiations, and translates commodity intelligence into measurable financial results. The successful candidate will help shape sourcing strategy, guide procurement resources and analytics, and ensure manufacturing operations have the materials and services needed to perform efficiently.

Global strategic sourcing expertise and direct experience sourcing both copper and aluminum are mandatory for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Global Sourcing Strategy: Develop and execute long-term strategies for direct and indirect categories, leveraging international supplier markets and global purchasing opportunities.
• Drive Cost Optimization: Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, and purchasing efficiencies through strategic negotiations and detailed cost analysis.
• Manage Commodity Exposure: Monitor copper and aluminum pricing, market trends, tariffs, foreign market dynamics, and supply risks to inform purchasing decisions and negotiation strategies.
• Lead Supplier Relationships: Negotiate and manage complex supplier agreements covering pricing, volume commitments, service levels, quality, delivery, and commodity-price adjustment mechanisms.
• Strengthen Supplier Performance: Establish performance metrics, scorecards, corrective action plans, and supplier improvement initiatives.
• Support Manufacturing Continuity: Partner with Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Quality to optimize inventory, maintain material availability, and minimize disruptions to production.
• Advance Cost Modeling & Analytics: Evaluate material costs, processing expenses, freight, and total cost of ownership to identify and prioritize savings opportunities.
• Provide Procurement Leadership: Direct, coach, and develop procurement personnel and analytics resources while establishing clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications — Must Have

• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, commodity management, or category management, preferably within manufacturing or an industrial environment.
• MANDATORY: Global strategic sourcing experience. Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies involving international suppliers and markets, beyond domestic purchasing.
• MANDATORY: Direct copper and aluminum sourcing experience. Candidates must have personally managed sourcing, supplier negotiations, commercial agreements, or purchasing strategies for both copper and aluminum.
• 5+ years of experience leading, managing, or developing procurement, sourcing, or related analytical teams.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and improved commercial outcomes.
• Strong understanding of commodity markets, price fluctuations, cost drivers, supplier risk, total cost of ownership, and long-term supply agreements.
• Experience with supplier consolidation, cost modeling, pricing mechanisms, contract risk management, and strategic negotiation.
• Experience sourcing specialized insulation materials, ideally enamels, tapes, or polymers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead procurement strategy and direct procurement personnel and analytics functions, rather than managing individual categories alone.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, forecasting, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and sourcing or procurement tools.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• CPSM, CPM, CPIM, CSCP, or comparable supply chain or procurement certification.
• Experience with procurement analytics, business intelligence, or data visualization tools.

The Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will combine global commercial expertise with deep metals sourcing knowledge and proven leadership ability. They will understand how copper and aluminum market movements affect purchasing decisions, recognize opportunities to consolidate suppliers and improve leverage, and negotiate agreements that balance cost, supply continuity, quality, and risk.

They will also be comfortable translating complex commodity data into actionable strategies and leading a procurement team toward sustainable, measurable business results.