Senior Strategic Sourcing Lead — Onsite Twin Cities

DSJ Global; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Senior Strategic Category Lead in the Twin Cities area to develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across direct materials, components, and engineered systems for a growing industrial manufacturer.

This hands-on individual-contributor role requires building supplier networks, leading complex negotiations, reducing total cost, and ensuring supply continuity while partnering with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 8 to 15 years of relevant strategic sourcing, procurement, commodity management, or category-management experience.
• Direct-material sourcing experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of a commodity or category strategy.
• Experience identifying, qualifying, and developing manufacturing suppliers.
• Strong RFQ, supplier-selection, contract-negotiation, and supplier-management experience.
• Experience partnering with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or NPI teams.
• Ability to evaluate supplier capabilities, cost structures, capacity, quality systems, and operational risk.
• Demonstrated record of measurable savings, supplier-performance improvement, or supply-risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in the northwest Twin Cities area.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year sourcing and category strategies aligned with business, product, and operational objectives.
• Analyze supplier markets, cost drivers, capacity, technology trends, and supply-chain risks.
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard new domestic and international suppliers.
• Lead RFQs, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, capacity commitments, tooling agreements, stocking programs, and long-term supply arrangements.
• Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, lead-time improvements, and risk reduction.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to evaluate supplier capabilities, manufacturing processes, technical specifications, and product requirements.
• Support new-product development, supplier readiness, component qualification, and production launches.
• Develop dual-source and continuity strategies for business-critical materials and components.
• Conduct supplier business reviews, site visits, capability assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, capacity, and service.
• Lead supplier-development and corrective-action initiatives.
• Develop should-cost models, total-cost-of-ownership analyses, and supplier-award recommendations.
• Present category strategies, sourcing decisions, supplier risks, and savings opportunities to senior leadership.
• Work effectively in a growing organization where priorities may change and processes continue to evolve.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier development

RFQ negotiations

Contract management

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related

Job description

DSJ Global is seeking a Senior Strategic Category Lead in the Twin Cities area to develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across direct materials, components, and engineered systems for a growing industrial manufacturer.

This hands-on individual-contributor role requires building supplier networks, leading complex negotiations, reducing total cost, and ensuring supply continuity while partnering with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Operations.