Head of Global Strategic Sourcing

Fictiv Exists to Enable Hardware Innovators to Build Better Products, Faster. Fictiv, coined the "AWS of manufacturing," is a leading technology company transforming the $350 billion manufacturing industry. Our cutting‑edge cloud platform uses AI and machine learning algorithms to help companies build hardware at the speed of software. Come join our growing team What's in it for you? At Fictiv, we’re building a company that is developing the operating system for sourcing custom mechanical parts. We already enjoy manufacturing and delivering highly complex, high‑quality parts for our Fortune 500 customers who are building the future with products like autonomous electric vehicles, surgical systems, and industrial robots. As we expand our services to our customer base and expand our manufacturing operations into various global regions, we are searching for an experienced and adept operations leader with exceptional knowledge in strategic sourcing of custom mechanical components. Impact In This Role In this role, you are accountable for ensuring Fictiv has a high‑quality manufacturing partner network that consistently meets our customers’ needs. You will work extensively cross‑functionally with leaders in Sales, Marketing, Product, IT, Finance, Sourcing, Program Management, and Quality to develop and hone the strategy for your team and ensure the proper integration of that strategy into our platform and back‑end business systems. You will forecast Fictiv’s capacity needs by service offering and region based on historical demand and demand forecasts, develop onboarding requirements to meet customer demand while maintaining a healthy distribution of spend across our network, and leverage your knowledge and network to establish a strategy‑aligned, high‑qualityसँग manufacturing partner network and an experienced team of strategic sourcing professionals. Ultimately, you’ll be responsible for ensuring we build and manage a network of strategy‑aligned manufacturing partners with whom we have tight knit working relationships, and that have the right mix, capacity, and capabilities of supply to consistently meet our customers’ technical, lead time, & cost requirements. This position will manage a team of strategic sourcing managers, supplier development engineers, and sourcing specialists and will report directly to the Vice President of Global Core Operations. Areas of Responsibility Leadership You set the tone and establish the standard for the Strategic Sourcing function, working with functional leaders to uphold Fictiv’s core values, standard of excellence, and business ethics. гэта provide the direction, leadership, communication necessary toђ achieve expected business results and operating plan goals for the Strategic Sourcing team. Staffing & gv. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HR to hire, onboard, develop, performance‑manage, and when necessary, exit employees. Staff and manage a global team of strategic sourcing professionals to supplier sourcing, inheritance, onboarding, and management across Fictiv’s global operating footprint. Strategic Sourcing Strategy & Management Translate company strategy into a defined strategy for Fictiv’s Strategic Sourcing; work closely with cross‑functional leaders to implement a roadmap supported across the organization. MP Management: Create the playbook and oversee the qualification, onboarding, management, and development of manufacturers to meet demand across Fictiv’s service offerings. Continuity of Supply: Accountable for supply forecasting to align Manufacturing Partner capacity by region and service offering with customer demand. Standardization: Ensure standardization (allowing regionalization as necessary) of Fictiv’s strategic sourcing strategies, policies/Admin, and processes. Manage Fictiv’s supply portfolio domestically and overseas, ensuring transparency encouraging optimization of spend. Align negotiated terms with Fictiv’s Manufacturing Partners with Fictiv’s financial goals and the policies of the Finance department. Manage departmental expenses in alignment with regional and functional budgets. 10–25% travel required (both domestic & international). Desired Traits 10+ years experience leading teams as a manager of strategic sourcing, global supply manager, or procurement professional. #J-18808-Ljbffr