What You Will Do:
As the Senior Global Procurement Manager, you will lead the strategic direction, performance, and development of the global sourcing organization. You will directly manage a team of three Commodity Managers, who themselves lead Buyers and Supply Chain Project Managers responsible for tactical execution. You will be accountable for developing world‑class category strategies, optimizing the supply base, driving cost transformation, improving supplier performance, and ensuring continuity of supply across all programs and commodities.
This role serves as a key business partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, SIOP/Planning, Materials, Finance, and leadership teams—ensuring that procurement strategies align with long‑term business objectives, growth plans, and operational readiness.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Organizational Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Commodity Managers responsible for driving sourcing strategy and managing Buyers and Supply Chain Project Managers; Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and coaching; Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking across the procurement team.
- Strategic Sourcing & Category Strategy: Develop and deploy long‑term global category strategies across direct materials - including high‑complexity commodities such as electronic components, cable assemblies, and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs); Ensure Commodity Managers execute commodity strategies consistently across programs, with clarity of roles between strategic and tactical execution; Oversee supplier segmentation, strategic sourcing roadmaps, and cost transformation initiatives.
- Supplier Management & Performance: Build, optimize, and rationalize the global supply base to ensure capability, capacity, quality, delivery performance, and innovation; Lead executive‑level supplier relationship management (SRM) and oversee Commodity Manager–driven supplier business reviews; Champion supplier development efforts in partnership with SQE.
- Cost, Contracting & Negotiation: Drive annual and multi‑year cost reduction targets across commodities; Govern all major negotiations, long‑term agreements, pricing structures, and contract strategies; Support commodity teams in executing RFP/RFQ processes and evaluating proposals based on total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Risk Management & Continuity of Supply: Identify supply chain risks, lead long‑range mitigation strategies, and ensure proactive management of obsolescence, capacity constraints, and geopolitical impacts; Oversee work transfer strategies and ensure execution across global supply networks; Champion cross‑functional root cause and corrective action (RCCA) efforts for systemic supplier issues.
- Tactical Procurement & Execution Governance: Provide strategic direction and oversight of all tactical procurement activities executed by Commodity Managers, Buyers, and Supply Chain Project Managers across assigned commodities; Ensure that MRP‑driven procurement execution is accurate, timely, and aligned to approved commodity strategies and production requirements; Establish and enforce procurement process standards, including purchase order execution, change control, supplier communication protocols, and delivery assurance processes.
- MRP Health, Data Integrity & System Governance: Oversee the accuracy and integrity of procurement‑related data in ERP/MRP systems, ensuring Commodity Managers maintain disciplined parameter management (lead times, MOQ, safety stock, sourcing rules); Monitor MRP signal health and systemic data quality across all commodities, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement; Govern inventory optimization strategies to balance service levels, cash flow, and operational risk.
- Shortage Management & Delivery Execution: Own the global shortage management process across commodities, ensuring Commodity Managers and Buyers are effectively identifying, mitigating, and escalating risks; Drive supplier delivery performance through structured escalation paths, data‑driven action plans, and cross‑functional alignment; Serve as the executive escalation point for critical material shortages, supplier constraints, and recovery actions.
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Engineering on early supplier engagement, design-for-supply-chain considerations, and NPI sourcing readiness; Collaborate with Operations, Planning/SIOP, Quality, and Materials teams to align procurement strategies with production needs and capacity plans; Communicate procurement strategies, risks, and performance to executive leadership.
Preferred Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Preferred Experience
- 8+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain or Strategic Procurement, including 5+ years leading managers or multi‑layered teams.
- Proven experience in global sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Strong working knowledge of ERP and PLM systems.
- Background in electronic assemblies, components, or complex electromechanical products is highly preferred.
Preferred Specialized Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated leadership capability with experience managing leaders (Commodity Managers).
- Strong strategic sourcing acumen and understanding of global supply market dynamics.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functionally and at the executive level.
- Highly analytical with strong financial acumen and ability to drive data‑based decision making.
- Proven ability to lead change, improve processes, and build scalable procurement organizations.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of independence and sound judgment.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer printers.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
- The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office.
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Salary Range:
Please note the typical hiring range is $132,000 - $198,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity
Korry Electronics Competitive Benefits Package:
- 401(k) matching
- 12 paid holidays
- Minimum of 3 weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Short term and long term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Long-term care plan options
- Vanpool subsidy
- Recognition awards
- Employee referral bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicants should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.
Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics!
Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.
We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com.
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Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.
