Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Manager

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

The Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Manager is responsible for defining and leading enterprise-wide sourcing strategies across critical commodities and spend categories. This role has end-to-end ownership of category performance, including cost, quality, delivery, risk, and innovation, and drives alignment across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and executive leadership.  As a leader within the procurement organization, this position moves beyond execution to shape long-term strategy, lead complex negotiations, develop supplier ecosystems, and deliver sustained competitive advantage in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Own and develop multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, growth plans, and technology roadmaps.  Establish dual‑source and risk‑mitigation strategies for critical materials
• Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships, including strategic partnerships and alliances
• Monitor global market conditions, geopolitical risks, and macroeconomic trends to proactively adjust sourcing strategies
• Lead RFQs, RFPs, supplier selection, and sourcing decisions for assigned commodities or programs
• Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, lead time, commercial terms, and long‑term agreements
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance reviews and corrective actions
• Act as a strategic partner to Engineering, Operations, and Program Management in NPI, product lifecycle management, and design-to-cost initiatives.  Influence senior stakeholders and leadership decisions through data-driven insights and strategic recommendations
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve end-to-end supply chain performance and resilience
• Support supplier development initiatives to improve quality, delivery, and cost performance
• Identify and execute cost‑reduction initiatives, including VAVE, should‑cost analysis, and supplier consolidation.   Champion best practices in sourcing, contracting, and supplier management across the organization
• Track, validate, and report realized and forecasted cost savings
• Support annual operating plan (AOP) goals and long‑range cost‑reduction targets
• Support manufacturing continuity during supply disruptions.   Serve as the escalation point for high-risk supply continuity, cost, or performance issues
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contract terms, export controls, and government regulations.  Support internal and external audits as required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations, supplier agreements and sourcing initiatives
• Experience in a manufacturing and/or regulated environment
• Strong financial acumen, analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to travel up to 25–50% depending on business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP or ERP sourcing experience
• Experience managing global supply bases and international sourcing strategies
• Knowledge of contract terms, pricing structures, and supplier agreements
• Expertise in supplier risk management, geopolitical considerations, and supply chain resilience
• Knowledge of US Government Procurement DFAR requirements
• Professional certification (CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent)

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​