Director, Strategic Sourcing

The Director of Strategic Sourcing is responsible for global supplier selection category sourcing strategies supplier relationship management and procured product development across the chassis and electrical systems categories. This role leads a global team of Strategic Sourcing Managers and their direct reports to optimize enterprise-wide spend expand margins improve working capital boost productivity and enhance product quality.

The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally across geographies and with key suppliers to deliver best-in-class quality cost delivery and innovation. This leader will also influence Engineering Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop component strategies that balance performance and cost-effectiveness.

Additionally the Director will represent the strategic sourcing function in critical business decisions including content localization within the plant network make vs. buy evaluations and vertical integration strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of five Strategic Sourcing Managers along with their respective teams of sourcing professionals. Oversee and coordinate the distribution of work across the Strategic Sourcing function ensuring alignment and collaboration with key partner organizations including Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering and Quality.

• Manage and develop team members through a combination of formal performance processes and informal coaching. Clearly communicate job expectations and actively plan monitor and evaluate results to ensure alignment with organizational standards systems policies and procedures.

• Drive significant year-over-year improvements in cost quality and delivery of direct materials

• Lead cross-functional teamsincluding Engineering Quality and Supportto develop mutually acceptable component strategies with industry-leading cost effectiveness

• Maintain high involvement in long-range product planning and new product development including supplier selection and technology road mapping

• Monitor market conditions commodity and technology trends and economic factors that affect the supply market; execute effective sourcing strategies

• Use a total cost of ownership model to rationalize business cases for localizing content within the plant network

• Provide vision leadership motivation and performance management to category team members including both direct and indirect reports

• Lead the development of global category strategies and establish best-in-class sourcing approaches for components and technologies across the global organization

• Represent the strategic sourcing organization in key make vs. buy and vertical integration decisions

• Lead efforts to establish and improve standard work and key business processes using Lean methodologies

• Lead strategic negotiations and supply agreements that balance total delivered cost inventory supplier lead times and other critical factors

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain or related field (Masters degree preferred)

• 10 years of supply chain experience in a durable goods OEM environment

• 5 years of experience leading teams including 3 years managing managers with direct reports

• Proven ability to operate effectively in large complex global organizations and influence cross-functional teams

• Strong strategic thinking collaboration and change management capabilities

• Demonstrated thought leadership across business and enterprise functions

• Technically proficient with the ability to read and interpret engineering blueprints and effectively communicate with technical teams

• Track record of developing talent and inspiring teams to achieve exceptional results

• Deep expertise in supply market strategy risk management and macroeconomic trends

• Comprehensive understanding of quality cost and delivery metrics with experience driving supplier improvements

• Proactive leadership style with the ability to anticipate challenges and plan ahead

• Innovative mindset with a history of successfully driving change and challenging the status quo

• Executive-level presentation skills with experience delivering updates to senior leadership

Work environment:

• In-office hybrid work structure.

• Up to 25% travel (domestic and intl)