Unison Global Sourcing Leader

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Job Description

 The Executive Sourcing Leader for Unison owns the global sourcing strategy and execution across 8 sites, directly shaping Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost outcomes for a full P&L. This leader will architect a resilient, cost-competitive, and high-quality supply base; drive operational excellence using lean practices; and lead a global team to deliver year-over-year productivity, improved OTD/quality, risk reduction, and working capital performance. The role partners closely with Product Line, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Programs, and Finance to enable growth, NPI, and on-time customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and execute a multi-year global sourcing strategy aligned to business growth, SQDC outcomes, and cash targets across 8 sites

• Develop category/commodity strategies, supplier segmentation, and multi-source/dual-source plans to reduce risk and improve resilience
• Establish performance targets and operating rhythms for productivity, DPPM/PPM, OTD, lead time, inventory, and payment terms; ensure contract coverage and compliance

• Deliver annual cost productivity while protecting/improving quality and delivery; apply should-cost/clean-sheet analyses and negotiations to achieve total cost of ownership outcomes
• Lead complex negotiations for LTAs, pricing agreements, and capacity reservations; drive strategic make/buy and footprint decisions
• Execute Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with top suppliers, including QBRs, balanced scorecards, corrective actions, and executive engagement
• Partner with Engineering and Programs to align sourcing to NPI/NPD schedules, qualification plans, and rate readiness; accelerate PPAP/FAI and APQP where applicable
• Reduce supply risk through capacity/cycle-time improvement, dual-sourcing, inventory strategies, and early-warning/monitoring of supplier health

• Apply lean principles to internal and external value streams; lead Kaizen with suppliers to improve yield, OEE, and flow while reducing defects and lead time
• Standardize buying, contracting, and risk management processes; deploy digital dashboards for visibility to critical metrics and supplier performance

• Lead, develop, and coach a global sourcing team; set clear priorities, roles, standard work, and talent development plans
• Build a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement across sites and with suppliers

• Ensure adherence to company policies, ethical standards, and applicable export control and regulatory requirements
• Drive supplier compliance for quality systems, EHS, and responsible sourcing

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in strategic sourcing/procurement/supply chain in complex manufacturing; 5+ years leading teams across multiple sites or regions
• Demonstrated success delivering cost productivity with improved quality and OTD in a regulated, high-reliability environment
• Expertise in negotiating complex LTAs and strategic supplier agreements; strong TCO and should-cost capability
• Experience implementing supplier development, SRM, and risk mitigation (e.g., dual-sourcing, capacity, geopolitical risk)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MBA, Engineering, or related)
• Familiarity with FLIGHT DECK and problem solving tools
• Aerospace/defense experience with precision machining, castings/forgings, electrical/electronics, or specialized materials and special processes
• Familiarity with APQP/PPAP, qualification, and rate readiness in NPI/NPD
• Proficiency with lean/Kaizen, Hoshin/strategy deployment, and standard work; experience driving Kaizen at suppliers
• Strong financial acumen (price/cost breakdowns, working capital, cash, PPV, inflation/deflation management)
• Digital fluency with analytics/BI tools, contract lifecycle management, and supplier risk platforms
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills

• Global role with ~30–50% travel to suppliers and Unison sites

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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