Vulcan Elements
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Research Triangle Park, NC +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Jun 2, 2026
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in a stated field; 6+ years of leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Leads Vulcan Elements’ global sourcing strategy and organization to secure resilient, cost-effective supplies for domestic rare-earth magnet production.
What you'll do
- Develop sourcing strategies and lead supplier selection, negotiations, and relationship management across domestic and international markets.
- Build supply-chain resilience through dual sourcing, geographic diversification, inventory optimization, and contingency planning.
- Partner across functions on supplier qualification, production scale-up, trade compliance, cost analysis, and sourcing performance metrics.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or supplier development in manufacturing environments.
- 6+ years of demonstrated leadership managing sourcing, procurement, or supply chain organizations.
- Experience sourcing critical raw materials, specialty metals, industrial chemicals, advanced materials, or complex manufacturing equipment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Materials Science, or a related technical field; familiarity with ERP, MRP, procurement, supplier relationship management, and supply chain planning systems; must be a U.S. Person.
Nice to have
- MBA, CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or related professional certification.
Tools
ERP, MRP
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