Strategic Sourcing Manager - Data-Driven, Employee-Owned

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

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