Senior Director, Supply Chain Management

Senior Director, Supply Chain Management

10/1/26

We are seeking a transformational leader to build and lead the next generation of Commodity Management. This role extends beyond traditional sourcing, supplier management and commercial negotiations. The successful candidate will translate commodity, technology, market and supplier intelligence into strategies that influence product, manufacturing, investment, and business decisions while integration supplier capability, capacity readiness, risk, and financial performance. The senior Director will lead a global organization responsible for strategic direct-material commodities. The role requires a leader who can drive supply assurance, cost competitiveness, supplier innovation and organizational transformation while building new capabilities in analytics, automation, supplier intelligence and risk management. About the role - you will:

Commodity Strategy and Market leadership

Develop and execute multi-year commodity strategies aligned to company growth, technology, product, manufacturing, and financial roadmaps. Anticipate market shifts, supply-demand imbalances, technology transitions, capacity concentration and supplier investment cycles. Translate external market and ecosystem intelligence into differentiated sourcing and business strategies that deliver sustainable competitive advantage Build executive-level supplier relationship and influence technology, capacity, capital-allocation and expansion roadmaps. Lead strategic sourcing and investment recommendations that balance cost, continuity, technology access, capability, capacity and business risk

Supply Assurance and Risk Leadership

Establish a proactive, portfolio-based approach, portfolio-based approach to multi-tier supply resilience and supplier risk management. Develop visibility into critical sub-tier dependencies, capacity constraints, geopolitical exposure, and qualified alternative-source readiness Lead responses to market disruptions, capacity constraints, geopolitical events, technology migrations and supplier performance challenges Build predicative signals and demand scenarios that quantify risk and enable action before business impact Drive multi-tier continuity, capacity-assurance, and resilience plans with clear ownership and measurable outcomes

Technical and Supplier Capability Leadership

Partner with engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations and product teams to align supplier capabilities and innovation roadmaps with long-term business needs. Integrate technical, manufacturing, quality, commercial, and ecosystem perspectives into sourcing and supplier decisions. Accelerate supplier adoption of new technologies, materials, manufacturing capabilities, and scalable capacity. Establish mechanism linking supplier innovation, process capability and execution to product, speed-to-market, and business outcomes Build strategic partnerships across suppliers, manufacturing and technology partners, consortiums, and emerging entrants to create differentiated value

Commercial and Value-Creation Leadership

Lead complex commercial negotiations, long-term agreements, and executive supplier business reviews. Develop fact-based negotiation strategies using market intelligence, supplier economics, cost models, and