Strategic Procurement Leader: Sourcing & Operations

gobravvo; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gobravvo is seeking an experienced procurement leader to drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization across electrical components, automation, fabricated steel, and related manufacturing commodities in Corpus Christi, TX.

You will lead procurement teams, establish governance, and partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness. The role requires 10+ years in industrial procurement and a track record of multi-million dollar contracts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of procurement, purchasing, or strategic sourcing in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing procurement or supply chain teams.
• Experience sourcing electrical equipment, industrial components, automation products, fabricated materials, or related manufacturing commodities.
• Proven success negotiating complex supplier agreements, master service agreements, and multi-million-dollar contracts.
• Experience building procurement processes, governance frameworks, and purchasing organizations.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems, MRP, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
• Ability to balance strategic sourcing initiatives with tactical problem-solving and operational execution.
• Strong financial, analytical, negotiation, and supplier management skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and category management strategies across electrical components, automation equipment, fabricated steel, power distribution materials, logistics, and subcontracted services.
• Lead cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership initiatives while maintaining quality and delivery performance.
• Build supplier diversification strategies to reduce risk and ensure supply continuity.
• Recruit, develop, and lead procurement, sourcing, purchasing, and expediting teams.
• Establish purchasing policies, governance controls, SOPs, and procurement KPIs.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to support production readiness and growth initiatives.
• Leverage ERP systems to improve purchasing workflows, MRP processes, inventory management, and procurement visibility.
• Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards to monitor supplier performance, spend, savings, and operational metrics.
• Negotiate master supply agreements, long-term contracts, pricing agreements, rebate programs, and supplier terms.
• Implement supplier qualification processes, vendor scorecards, quarterly business reviews, and supplier performance improvement initiatives.
• Optimize inventory levels, working capital, and cash flow through strategic sourcing, VMI, consignment programs, and demand planning collaboration.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

MRP

Inventory management

Job description

Gobravvo is seeking an experienced procurement leader to drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization across electrical components, automation, fabricated steel, and related manufacturing commodities in Corpus Christi, TX.

You will lead procurement teams, establish governance, and partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness. The role requires 10+ years in industrial procurement and a track record of multi-million dollar contracts.