Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Drivetrain leads sourcing for drivetrain components across North American operations within a global purchasing team. This role evaluates and selects suppliers, negotiates pricing and commercial terms, and supports cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives. The specialist manages key supplier relationships, supports new product launches, and collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, finance, and program management to execute global and regional sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, selection, and sourcing of drivetrain commodities (Cardan shafts, PTOs, clutches) for North American operations.
• Develop and execute supply base strategies that optimize total cost, quality, delivery, and lead time.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and risk-mitigation provisions with suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance through business reviews and drive resolution of commercial issues.
• Partner with engineering, operations, quality, finance, and program management on new product launches and sourcing decisions.
• Use market intelligence (raw material trends, tariffs, FX, capacity) to guide sourcing strategy and mitigate risk.
• Support alignment and execution of global commodity strategies with regional needs.

Required Skills

• Strategic sourcing
• Supplier relationship management
• Contract and price negotiation
• Cost analysis and total cost of ownership
• Supply base strategy development
• Risk management in supply chain
• New product introduction sourcing
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of drivetrain components (Cardan shafts, PTOs, clutches)
• Data analysis in Excel or similar tools