Strategic Sourcing Manager

Crawford Thomas Recruiting; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crawford Thomas Recruiting is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for our Roanoke client, an employee-owned manufacturer and integrator of mission-critical infrastructure solutions. The role focuses on transforming purchasing from transactional to strategic, data-driven sourcing across project-based manufacturing.

The candidate will analyze purchasing activity, consolidate demand, negotiate supplier agreements, and strengthen vendor relationships to ensure material availability and improved

Qualifications

• 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience
• Demonstrated success negotiating supplier agreements and managing vendor relationships
• Strong understanding of material planning, inventory, manufacturing, and supply chain principles
• Ability to analyze purchasing activity and identify cost-saving and supplier consolidation opportunities
• Strong negotiation, communication, analytical, and relationship-management skills
• Ability to collaborate with purchasing, production planning, operations, and external suppliers

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that support project-based manufacturing operations
• Analyze purchasing activity to identify opportunities for volume leverage, supplier consolidation, and cost savings
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard new suppliers
• Manage relationships with existing vendors and serve as a key contact for pricing, service, capacity, and performance
• Negotiate supplier pricing, contracts, payment terms, delivery commitments, and service agreements
• Monitor supplier performance across quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness, and reliability
• Lead supplier performance reviews and coordinate corrective actions when expectations are not met
• Partner with production planning and purchasing teams to maintain material availability
• Use purchasing and supplier data to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and sourcing performance
• Strengthen supplier relationships to support long-term operational and business needs

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Location: Roanoke, VA - Onsite

Base Salary: $90,000-100,000 + Benefits

Experience: 5+ Years in Purchasing, Procurement, or Strategic Sourcing

Industry: Manufacturing | Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Ownership: Employee-Owned Company

Focus: Strategic Sourcing | Supplier Management | Cost Optimization | Material Availability

About The Opportunity

Our client, an established employee-owned manufacturer and integrator of custom mission-critical infrastructure solutions, is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join its Roanoke operation.

This is a newly created position designed to help transform the purchasing function from primarily transactional buying into a more strategic, data-driven sourcing operation.

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will analyze purchasing activity, consolidate demand, negotiate supplier agreements, strengthen vendor relationships, improve supplier performance, and help ensure material availability across project-based manufacturing operations.

What You'll Do

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that support project-based manufacturing operations
• Analyze purchasing activity to identify opportunities for volume leverage, supplier consolidation, and cost savings
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard new suppliers
• Manage relationships with existing vendors and serve as a key contact for pricing, service, capacity, and performance
• Negotiate supplier pricing, contracts, payment terms, delivery commitments, and service agreements
• Monitor supplier performance across quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness, and reliability
• Lead supplier performance reviews and coordinate corrective actions when expectations are not met
• Partner with production planning and purchasing teams to maintain material availability
• Use purchasing and supplier data to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and sourcing performance
• Strengthen supplier relationships to support long-term operational and business needs

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience
• Demonstrated success negotiating supplier agreements and managing vendor relationships
• Strong understanding of material planning, inventory, manufacturing, and supply chain principles
• Ability to analyze purchasing activity and identify cost-saving and supplier consolidation opportunities
• Strong negotiation, communication, analytical, and relationship-management skills
• Ability to collaborate with purchasing, production planning, operations, and external suppliers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing, construction, industrial, or project-based operations
• Experience developing and implementing strategic sourcing initiatives
• Background in supplier qualification, onboarding, and performance management
• Experience negotiating pricing, contracts, payment terms, and delivery commitments
• Familiarity with complex or custom manufacturing environments

Why Join?

• Competitive Compensation: $90,000-100,000 base salary plus benefits
• Newly Created Role: Help shape and advance the company's strategic sourcing function
• Employee Ownership: Join an established employee-owned organization
• Strategic Impact: Move purchasing beyond transactional buying toward a data-driven sourcing model
• Supplier Ownership: Develop and strengthen relationships with key vendors while improving performance
• Established Company: Join an organization with more than 60 years of experience delivering custom solutions
• Mission-Critical Markets: Support projects across data centers, utilities, broadband, wireless, and public safety
• Global Reach: Contribute to solutions serving customers throughout the United States and around the world

About The Company

Our client is an employee-owned manufacturer and integrator with more than 60 years of experience delivering custom solutions for customers throughout the United States and internationally.

The company designs and manufactures integrated equipment, buildings, and infrastructure solutions supporting the data center, utility, broadband, wireless, and public-safety markets.

If you're an experienced sourcing or procurement professional who wants to build a more strategic purchasing function and directly influence supplier performance, cost, and material availability, we'd like to hear from you.