Sourcing Program & Materials Program Manager

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise.

The Sourcing team is seeking a highly experienced Sourcing Program & Materials Program Manager to drive strategic sourcing initiatives that improve material availability, cost efficiency, and supply continuity for key corporate customer engagements within the Fiber Infrastructure BU. In this role, you will directly lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of 4 sourcing and materials professionals. This position requires deep expertise in Design for Sourcing, Build-to-Print, and New Product Introduction (NPI), along with a strong foundation in procurement, engineering, and global supply chain operations. The successful candidate will engage critical suppliers, establish strong cross-functional operating rhythms, and align sourcing strategies with broader business priorities to deliver measurable results across global program. This position reports to the Global Sourcing Leader and will be based in Plano, TX or Matamoros, Mexico or Shanghai, CN.

Core Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, manage, and mentor a global team of 4 sourcing and materials professionals to execute business-critical continuity and cost-out metrics.
• Program Management: Drive sourcing and procurement programs focused heavily on material availability and cost efficiency for strategic customer initiatives.
• Early Supplier Engagement: Drive supplier integration into Design for Sourcing and Build-to-Print programs to guarantee manufacturability, cost competitiveness, and long-term supply continuity.
• NPI Readiness: Partner with Engineering and Product Management to support NPI launch readiness, supplier qualification phases, and manufacturing ramp-up planning.
• Execution & Standard Work: Develop and execute comprehensive project plans using standard work, timelines, and cross-functional tracking tools.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Build strong collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders (Operations, Engineering, Product Management, Customer Service) and external suppliers to resolve supply constraints.
• Operating Rhythm: Drive a regular operating rhythm with teams and key stakeholders to map supplier performance improvements, address bottlenecks, and implement active countermeasures.
• Supplier Development: Personally engage with critical suppliers at an executive level to resolve chronic material availability issues, mitigate supply risks, and optimize capacity/throughput.
• Portfolio Streamlining: Collaborate with Commodity and Plant Sourcing teams to streamline supplier portfolios and aggressively reduce material shortages.
• Financial & KPI Metrics: Monitor, forecast, and report on key sourcing financial metrics and performance KPIs (supplier risk, quality, delivery, and cost savings) to improve business margins.
• Global Support: Travel to domestic and international supplier sites (~15%) to support supplier development, audits, and high-priority issue resolution.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Sourcing, or a related technical/engineering field. (MBA preferred).
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in supply chain, commodity management, and supplier management within a global sourcing and manufacturing environment.
• Domain Expertise: 3+ years of direct experience working with a global supply base in electronics or hardware manufacturing.
• Language: Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desired Characteristics

• Project Controls: Proven project management experience establishing Gantt charts, strict timelines, and schedules for process qualifications.
• Process Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the sourcing qualification process, materials operations, and fulfillment standard work.
• People Leadership: Demonstrated success in inspirational leadership, team engagement, and managing direct reports within a matrixed environment.
• Executive Presence: Extensive experience interfacing with strategic suppliers and managing supplier relationships at the executive level.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborative mindset with a proven ability to align strategies across multiple distinct business units and diverse workplace cultures.
• Digital Innovation: Experience utilizing AI tools to drive procurement efficiencies.
• Drive: High-energy, goal-oriented, and results-driven individual who thrives under pressure.

We are a customer-first provider of innovative critical power solutions. Our product portfolio is designed for high reliability and performance, and our services team is a trusted partner with exceptional domain expertise backed by a proven track record.

Our customers rely on us to provide the latest industry insights and technology, to develop solutions needed to meet their evolving challenges. We are looking for passionate and talented people who are interested in helping our customers realize the full potential of 5G, support expansive data center demands, and power Industry 4.0.

Our culture is one that we have fostered over many years; one of quality and operational excellence which is fueled and supported by our talented people, tools and processes, and our “know how.” Our customers value and recognize these attributes and because of it, have maintained deep and long-standing relationships with us.

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