Director of Strategic Sourcing

Director Of Strategic Sourcing

As global defense production accelerates to meet urgent national security demands, our company is experiencing rapid expansion across components, materials, and systems supporting major missile and weapons programs. The Director of Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide sourcing strategies that ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and scalable growth in a highly regulated aerospace and defense environment. This role leads cross-functional initiatives to optimize supplier performance, enable capacity expansion, and align procurement strategy with business objectives, including revenue growth, program execution, and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing Leadership
  • Develop and deploy a comprehensive strategic sourcing roadmap aligned to company growth targets (e.g., capacity scaling, new program wins, vertical integration strategy)
  • Lead category strategies across critical commodities (e.g., electronics, machined components, plating, ordinance-related systems)
  • Drive make vs. buy decisions, dual sourcing strategies, and long-term supplier partnerships
• Supplier Strategy & Performance
  • Establish and manage a segmented supplier strategy (strategic, preferred, transactional)
  • Lead executive-level supplier engagements to drive accountability in delivery, quality, and cost performance
  • Oversee supplier risk management, including financial health, geopolitical exposure, and capacity constraints
• Cost Management & Negotiations
  • Lead negotiations for major supplier agreements and long-term contracts.
  • Drive cost?reduction initiatives including value engineering and competitive sourcing events.
  • Ensure sourcing decisions support program profitability and meet contractual price targets.
• Compliance, Risk & Defense Requirements
  • Ensure sourcing activities align with DoD procurement guidelines and FAR/DFARS.
  • Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Program Management to maintain audit-ready documentation.
  • Develop robust supply chain risk management frameworks addressing capacity, geopolitical, and quality risks.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
  • Partner with Operations, Program Management, Engineering, and Quality to ensure sourcing integration.
  • Support proposal activity with costed BOMs, supplier quotations, and material strategies.
  • Provide executive-level reporting on supply risks, spend performance, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead, mentor, and develop sourcing managers, buyers, and commodity specialists.
  • Build organizational capability in negotiation, analytics, category management, and DoD compliance.

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Experience:
  • 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, or procurement in aerospace & defense or regulated manufacturing
  • Proven leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives
  • Experience scaling operations during periods of high growth in DoD programs or ITAR environments
  • Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract strategy, and risk management
  • Experience with Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business or related field; MBA preferred
• Certifications:
  • APICS CSCP, CPSM or equivalent highly preferred.
• Skills:
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change management abilities.
  • Strong analytical and strategic planning skills.

Preferred Attributes

• Ability to build sourcing resiliency in fast-paced defense environments.
• Executive communication and influence
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and risk management skills.
• Experience leading cost?out initiatives, supplier turnarounds, and complex multi-year negotiations.
• Change leadership and transformational improvements

Why This Role Matters

As defense production accelerates, sourcing plays a mission?critical role in ensuring delivery reliability, supplier readiness, and cost competitiveness. The Strategic Sourcing Director strengthens the supply base that underpins execution of vital national defense programs. Your leadership directly impacts supply assurance, customer confidence, and the company's ability to scale to meet urgent national security priorities.

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC), a Ralliant Corporation (NYSE: RAL) operating company, makes critical missions possible. From concept to demonstration to delivery, we provide leading-edge energetic materials, devices and subsystems for use in military and commercial applications. With engineering and manufacturing capability in Arizona and California, our associates work together to solve the toughest technical challenges with a dedication to Safety First, Quality Every TimeTM. We enable success for innumerable missions on a daily basis, impacting the lives of military personnel, law enforcement officers, commercial airline pilots, astronauts, and oil field operators. For nearly a century, PacSci EMC's experience and expertise has been relied upon in the times When Milliseconds MatterTM.

PacSci EMC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. Nonetheless, pursuant to our subcontractor status on highly sensitive national security matters, Mechanical Assemblers and all other floor personnel who frequently shift cell assignments, as well as any personnel directly working with the following contract are subject to the following contractual provision: THAAD PRIME Flowdowns (H-Clauses) H-42 FOREIGN PERSONS, paragraph D., "All employees of all entities that make up the Contractor's team, whether subcontractors, consultants, or anyone who works with or on behalf of the Contractor will be citizens of the U.S." Accordingly, only U.S. citizens will be qualified to fill these roles. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. We all have a role in building a community where everyone belongs. Where you can speak your mind, be yourself, and feel supported. It's how we achieve more together for each other, for our customers, and for the world.

Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Job Info

• Job Identification 9210
• Job Category Supply Chain & Procurement
• Posting Date 03/30/2026, 07:39 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 3601 Union Road, Hollister, CA, 95023, US (Hybrid)