Job Title: Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (Strategic Sourcing) Job Code: 45161Job Location: Palm Bay, FLJob Schedule: 9/80Job Description:The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that reduce cost, strengthen supply-chain resiliency, and mitigate operational, geopolitical, and material-specific risks. This role leads cross-functional sourcing initiatives, manages strategic supplier relationships, and ensures alignment with business objectives across a decentralized operating model. A key focus of this position includes partnering with Engineering and Operations to define and operationalize enterprise strategies for Country-of-Origin (COO) and rare-earth-element (REE) risk mitigation. The Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager functions as a critical liaison across sectors, driving consistent sourcing execution, supplier performance, and long-term value creation.
Essential Functions:- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for key categories to reduce cost, improve service, and mitigate risk
- Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier landscapes to identify sourcing opportunities
- Lead the COO & REE initiative, partnering with functional leaders to design and implement scalable processes for identifying, assessing, and mitigating COO and rare-earth-element risks
- Strengthen enterprise supply-chain resiliency by defining sourcing strategies for high-risk areas
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Partner with internal stakeholders (Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Legal, etc.) to align sourcing strategies with business requirements and priorities
- Drive cost-reduction, value-engineering, and design for supply chain initiatives
- Identify and mitigate supply, geopolitical, quality, and financial risks within the supply base
- Support forecasting and capacity-planning tool development to enhance operational planning, supplier alignment, and risk mitigation
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence without direct authority
- Ability to manage multiple strategic projects simultaneously
- Strong understanding of supply-chain risk, total cost of ownership, and supplier performance management
Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
- Experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or supplier management
- Experience conducting spend analysis, market research, or supplier assessments
- Experience working in a matrixed or decentralized environment
Preferred Additional Skills:- Experience in a federal contracting or compliance-driven environment (e.g., FAR/DFARS familiarity)
- Experience with COO, REE, or other material-criticality risk assessments
- Familiarity with category management, market trend analysis/strategies, and supplier-development approaches
- Experience with ERP or procurement systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, SAP, Control)
- Ability to interpret technical requirements and collaborate closely with Engineering and Operations
- Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, Quality, Program teams, and Legal
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