As the Director - Sourcing, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives to secure cost-effective goods. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts and establishes key metrics, and mitigates supply chain risks to ensure efficiency and continuity. **Responsibilities:** + Partners with key businesses leaders and critical cross-functional leaders to establish commercial priorities. + Identifies customer needs and leads relationships with major suppliers; gathering insight on suppliers’ key differentiations and setting strategy to improve the overall quality and pricing of products and services. + Conducts market analysis to monitor trends, mitigate risks, and identity cost-saving opportunities. + Manages key supplier relationships, including negotiating contracts, to ensure performance and quality. + Establishes aligned key metrics associated with assigned categories and holds team accountable to deliver on goals: cost savings and avoidance, quality, reliability, and timely execution. + Drives process improvement, best practices, and performance across the sourcing organization. + Build, develop, and lead a strong and knowledgeable team in support of business objectives. **Qualifications:** + Bachelors Degree - Supply Chain or Business Related Field required; Masters Degree preferred + 8+ years experience with oversight of the design and implementation of a strategic sourcing function including strategy, organization, processes, and technology + 8+ years Contract negotiation and knowledge of key contractual language + 5+ years experience with online sourcing platforms + 3+ years experience leading a team of direct reports + Ability to collaborate with business operations and functional groups + Experience leading change management + Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills + Ability to influence individuals and teams with or without reporting relationships + Financial acumen to develop complex financial models, including total cost of ownership models + Practical problem-solving approach to business issues, business-minded, results-oriented, and a team player + Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to solve complex problems + Ability to identify profitable business opportunities and work with leadership to review and convert strategic quotation opportunities + Ability to think critically and implement effective solutions + Ability to travel 0% - 25%