Director Strategic Sourcing - FAR/DFAR procurement - Michigan (relo avail)

• The Director of Strategic Sourcing and Subcontracts is responsible for developing a strategic sourcing roadmap and implementing a plan to deliver the best value to the organization. 
• The successful candidate will work with key leaders to ensure the best portfolio of suppliers are selected for each Program. 
• This will include selecting key suppliers, maintaining a network of grow and maintain suppliers, and fostering strategic relationships with external partners.
• Will also include working with commodity leaders across the corporation, administering supply chain programs, tools and processes for multiple supply chain functions including commodity management, material management, procurement, and subcontracts.
• Will develop pricing strategies and implement Long Term Agreements with suppliers, and a strategy to maintain competitive pricing for proposals.
• Ensures sourcing efforts meet business goals and objectives.
• Works with functional leaders to perform analysis and identify areas for performance improvement.
• Oversees and supports implementation of strategic initiatives, as well as activities related to global sourcing, supplier selection, product delivery specifications, and quality.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solutions.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with global supply chain partners. Designs and implements business metrics to monitor, track, and report sourcing project progress.

• Meets purchasing operational standards by contributing purchasing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying purchasing system improvements.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures
• Develops procurement sources by researching and contacting vendors; attending demonstrations; leading conferences involving suppliers, engineers, purchasers, inspectors and other company personnel; facilitating material inspection, substitution, standardization and vendor/company partnering.
• Develops materials and distribution organizational strategies by contributing materials and distribution information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction, establishing materials and distribution objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Directs purchasing organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction, establishing functional objectives in line with organization goals.
• Coordinates with department heads to develop supply budgets, tooling budgets, and oversees spending.
• Negotiate long term agreement contracts covering items of major importance or magnitude.
• Sustains competitive product pricing by negotiating equipment, materials, and supplies costs, discovering new sources.
• Lead cross-functional teams and upkeep of key segment and supplier relations.
• Drives continuous improvement throughout the Supply Chain function.
• Will collaborate with Global Procurement to ensure the best value supply chain is implemented for all programs.
• In-depth knowledge of FAR/DFAR procurement and estimating processes.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience – or - Graduate Degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

• Experience with defense supply chains (Army and Navy) preferred.
• Experience negotiating win-win, cost reduction strategies with complex supply chains preferred.
• Experience with expansion and use of Source-to-Pay systems.
• Lead training sessions with teams on FAR/DFAR regulations.

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Salary : $150,000 - $170,000