Vulcan Elements
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Research Triangle Park, NC +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier development, or professional work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Develops and executes sourcing strategies for materials, equipment, and services supporting domestic rare-earth magnet manufacturing, with a focus on supply resilience, cost, and supplier performance.
What you'll do
- Identify, qualify, negotiate with, and manage strategic suppliers; lead commercial and long-term supply agreement negotiations.
- Improve supply resilience through diversification, inventory optimization, risk mitigation, and business continuity planning.
- Partner across functions on supplier qualification, production readiness, trade logistics, cost analysis, and supplier performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier development, or professional work experience.
- Experience negotiating commercial agreements and managing strategic supplier relationships.
- Experience using ERP, MRP, procurement, supplier relationship management (SRM), and supply planning systems.
Tools
ERP, MRP, procurement systems, supplier relationship management (SRM), supply planning systems
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