Remote Global Supply Chain Director: Strategic Sourcing

Jobgether; Norge (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work from Anywhere

High-visibility leadership role

International exposure

Job summary

Partner Company seeks a Director of Global Supply Chain to lead global sourcing, commodity management, and supplier negotiations from Norway with extensive international exposure. This role shapes strategy, analyzes spend, and collaborates with senior executives and strategic suppliers.

You will manage cost optimization, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while traveling up to 30% globally and working across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of supply chain negotiation experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in contract electronics manufacturing or a closely related manufacturing environment.
• Advanced knowledge of global strategic sourcing, commodity management, supplier negotiations, and total-cost-of-ownership principles.
• Strong experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP, along with spend analysis, database management, and supply chain information systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business analytics tools, with the ability to translate complex spend and supplier data into actionable business decisions.
• Demonstrated experience developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and delivering measurable cost improvements.
• Proven leadership and team-development capabilities, with the ability to establish accountability, develop talent, and lead globally distributed supply chain resources.
• Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work remotely while collaborating effectively across global teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead global strategic sourcing, commodity management, and supplier negotiation initiatives, identifying opportunities to reduce material and total costs while strengthening commercial outcomes.
• Assess and improve global commodity quotation processes, establishing priorities, timelines, performance expectations, and consistent guidance for quote packages, supplier awards, and implementation.
• Analyze global spend, pricing, supplier information, VMI activity, and active-part data to establish competitive pricing and total-cost-of-ownership targets.
• Lead key supplier negotiations and develop strategies addressing supplier quality, service, cost, performance, escalation management, and long-term value.
• Establish and maintain reporting for savings, purchase price variance, supplier awards, implementation progress, and supplier performance.
• Develop supplier scorecards, executive relationships, and structured escalation processes to strengthen accountability and collaboration across the supply base.
• Monitor market shifts, emerging technologies, commodity trends, and supply risks, translating findings into actionable direction for global locations.
• Lead global spend analysis and maintain accurate, reliable spend information and database infrastructure to support sourcing decisions.
• Develop and implement supplier risk mitigation, business continuity, and supply assurance strategies across the global network.
• Lead initiatives related to responsible and diversified sourcing, including conflict minerals and minority/diverse supplier development programs.
• Build, lead, and develop global supply chain resources, establishing clear expectations, accountability, capabilities, and professional development plans.
• Partner with senior leadership and cross-functional teams on strategic projects supporting business growth, margin improvement, and broader financial objectives.
• Travel internationally and domestically, as required, to engage with business units, suppliers, and other strategic partners.

Skills

Global strategic sourcing

Commodity management

Supplier negotiations

Total cost of ownership

SAP ERP

Excel

Data analytics

Leadership

Travel coordination

Tools

SAP ERP

Spend analytics software

CRM systems

Job description

Partner Company seeks a Director of Global Supply Chain to lead global sourcing, commodity management, and supplier negotiations from Norway with extensive international exposure. This role shapes strategy, analyzes spend, and collaborates with senior executives and strategic suppliers.

You will manage cost optimization, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while traveling up to 30% globally and working across multiple regions.