Supply Chain Manager

Orion Talent; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Talent is seeking a Strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead complex sourcing initiatives and strengthen supplier relationships across global operations. The role oversees product sourcing and strategic supplier engagements, collaborating with global design teams to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance.

The role drives commodity strategies, manages high-value negotiations, and supports customer delivery commitments while working cross-functionally with engineering, operations,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant supply chain experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex supplier and contract negotiations.
• Strong understanding of strategic commodities, industry pricing, technology, global supply markets, and supply-and-demand dynamics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, procurement, customers, and suppliers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and commodity strategies to support business requirements and growth plans.
• Lead supplier selection and complex negotiations for high-value, strategic commodities.
• Manage supply chain activities from materials pricing and BOM analysis through delivery execution and supply flexibility.
• Analyze customer bids and lead quarterly BOM costing activities.
• Partner with global design teams to optimize products for supply chain performance.
• Support quarterly business reviews with customers and strategic suppliers.
• Resolve supplier, cost, availability, and supply chain performance issues.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A global design and manufacturing company is seeking a Strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead complex sourcing initiatives, manage strategic supplier relationships, and strengthen supply chain performance across global operations.

This position offers broad involvement in product sourcing and commercial decisions—from collaborating with global design teams to negotiating high-value supplier agreements and supporting customer delivery commitments.

The Opportunity

• Develop and execute sourcing and commodity strategies that support business requirements and growth plans.
• Lead supplier selection and complex negotiations for high-value, strategic commodities.
• Manage supply chain activities from materials pricing and bill-of-materials (BOM) analysis through delivery execution and supply flexibility.
• Analyze customer bids and lead quarterly BOM costing activities.
• Partner with global design teams to optimize products for supply chain performance.
• Support quarterly business reviews with customers and strategic suppliers.
• Resolve supplier, cost, availability, and supply chain performance issues.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant supply chain experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex supplier and contract negotiations.
• Strong understanding of strategic commodities, industry pricing, technology, global supply markets, and supply-and-demand dynamics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, procurement, customers, and suppliers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Materials Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.

The company supports customers across aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise technology, healthcare technology, industrial, capital equipment, and energy markets.