Director of Global Sourcing

Company Overview

We are partnering with a global engineered-products organization to identify a Director of Global Sourcing . The company is backed by one of the largest privately held organizations in the U.S., providing significant resources, long-term ownership and a strong people-focused culture with longstanding recognition among the country’s top workplaces. The business designs, engineers and distributes highly customized components, automation products and related solutions used within residential and commercial applications. Its model combines engineered products, distribution and mass customization, with thousands of components supporting a broad range of finished-product configurations. Motorization and automation are important areas of continued growth and investment. Despite the scale and resources behind the organization, the operating environment remains lean, entrepreneurial and highly collaborative, giving leaders significant visibility, broad responsibility and the ability to influence the business directly. The opportunity is particularly well suited for a proven global sourcing leader ready to step into broader executive visibility and ownership.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Director of Global Sourcing , you will report directly to the CEO, participate in senior strategic leadership discussions and lead a small, internationally distributed sourcing team. You will be responsible for approximately $75 million to $100 million in global sourcing spend across a diverse contract-manufacturing and supplier network, with significant exposure to Asia and China. Key categories include aluminum extrusions, plastics, steel hardware, textiles/fabrics, motors and automation components. A major focus of the role will be supplier rationalization and supply-chain risk reduction. You will evaluate the existing supplier network, determine where spend should be consolidated or competitively sourced, strengthen supplier quality and performance, improve global leverage and reduce unnecessary supplier and country concentration. You will also play a central role in developing the company’s response to tariffs, China concentration and broader geopolitical supply risk, balancing cost, continuity, quality and total landed cost. This is a hands-on leadership role. The successful candidate must be equally comfortable developing global sourcing strategy, negotiating with contract manufacturers, visiting suppliers, reviewing data in Power BI and working directly with Product, Engineering, Quality and Planning teams.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

Global Sourcing Strategy & Supply Base Optimization

Develop and execute an integrated global sourcing strategy across the U.S., Australia and international supplier markets

Lead the rationalization of the global supplier network, including supplier consolidation, competitive resourcing, supplier exits and development of new sources where appropriate

Evaluate suppliers across cost, quality, capability, geographic risk, capacity and long-term strategic fit

Identify opportunities to consolidate purchasing volume across regions and improve negotiating leverage

Reduce supplier and country concentration while protecting continuity of supply

Develop appropriate dual-sourcing, diversification, nearshoring or alternate-country strategies

Continuously market-test established supplier relationships to ensure the company remains competitive

Balance cost improvement with quality, supply continuity, tariff exposure and geopolitical risk

Contract Manufacturer & Supplier Management

Personally manage and develop relationships with key contract manufacturers and strategic suppliers

Lead supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, contract development and performance management

Work across a high-mix supply environment where requirements may range from thousands of units for specialty components to very high-volume products

Establish clear supplier expectations around cost, service, quality, delivery and continuous improvement

Improve supplier accountability and strengthen the use of scorecards and performance metrics

Partner with Quality to shift inspection and quality ownership further upstream into the supplier manufacturing process

Address long-standing supplier relationships where capability has not evolved with the needs of the business

Cost, Risk & Global Supply Resilience

Identify sustainable cost-reduction opportunities without creating unacceptable supply or quality risk

Develop sourcing strategies that account for tariffs, duties and changing international trade conditions

Reduce dependence on individual countries where geopolitical or tariff exposure could materially affect the business

Evaluate total landed cost rather than unit price alone

Improve visibility into global sourcing economics and supplier performance

Support annual savings objectives and other sourcing-related business targets

Develop contingency strategies for critical categories and suppliers

Product, Engineering & Cross-Functional Partnership

Work closely with Product Management and Engineering during new-product development and initial sourcing

Translate technical and product requirements into supplier strategies and manufacturing solutions

Partner with Quality, Planning and Materials once products move into regular production

Collaborate with regional operating leaders while maintaining a global sourcing perspective

Connect U.S. and Australian sourcing activities where product types, suppliers or economics create opportunities for global leverage

Team Leadership

Lead a small, internationally distributed sourcing organization

Provide direction to sourcing resources supporting Australia and Asia

Work closely with dedicated resources located in Indonesia and China

Partner with a U.S.-based sustaining engineering resource supporting supplier qualification and technical sourcing activity

Create accountability while maintaining the collaborative, entrepreneurial culture of the business

Analytics, Systems & Decision Support

Use data independently to understand spend, margins, purchasing activity, supplier performance and sourcing opportunities

Work effectively within a Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment

Utilize Power BI and related analytical tools to evaluate sourcing and supplier performance

Develop and improve supplier scorecards, KPIs and management reporting

Partner with strategic finance and technology resources for deeper analysis while remaining personally capable of accessing and interpreting day-to-day data

Help the organization continue moving from spreadsheet-driven processes toward more scalable systems and analytics

Qualifications & Experience

10+ years of progressive sourcing, strategic procurement or supply-chain experience

Significant hands-on experience managing contract manufacturers and international suppliers

Meaningful experience sourcing from Asia, including direct interaction with overseas manufacturing partners

Demonstrated success developing and executing global sourcing strategies across multiple suppliers, categories and geographies

Proven experience with supplier rationalization, competitive sourcing, supplier consolidation, negotiation and cost improvement

Experience navigating tariffs, geopolitical risk and geographic supply concentration

Strong understanding of total landed cost and international sourcing economics

Experience sourcing engineered components such as aluminum extrusions, plastics, steel components, motors/electronics or comparable products; experience across every category is not required

Experience partnering with Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Operations and Planning in a product-based environment

Strong analytical orientation with the ability to personally access, interpret and use sourcing and business data

Experience with Power BI or comparable analytical tools and comfort working within an ERP environment such as Microsoft Dynamics 365

Ability to operate strategically while remaining personally involved in supplier negotiations, analysis and execution

Experience leading and influencing teams across multiple countries or regions

Comfortable operating with significant autonomy in a lean, entrepreneurial environment

Strong judgment, initiative, accountability and collaborative leadership style

Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience

Preferred Experience

Experience sourcing textiles or fabrics is helpful but not required

Travel / Location

Position is based in Fort Worth / Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Approximately 15–20% travel, including international travel, to support supplier relationships, contract manufacturers and global business partners

Relocation assistance may be considered for the right candidate

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Industry 1: Consumer Goods

Industry 2: Building Materials

Industry 3: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Job ID: 65076842829

Category: Industrial

Location: Ft Worth TX