Strategic Sourcing Lead

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing

Lead to drive supplier performance, cost reduction, and supply chain risk

mitigation for the Appleton Performance Center. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this role will serve as a senior individual

contributor responsible for translating broader commodity and supply chain

strategies into effective site-level sourcing plans and execution. The Strategic Sourcing Lead will manage critical and

strategic supplier relationships, lead sourcing, and negotiation activities,

and support a resilient supply of electronic components, circuit boards, and

custom hardware. This role will partner closely with the Electronics Commodity

Manager to align site sourcing activities with enterprise commodity strategies

while addressing local production, supplier performance, and material

requirements.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Appleton, WI manufactures state-of-the-art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense as well as Industrial and Medical Industries.

Job Summary

• Site Sourcing Strategy: Develop
• and execute site-level sourcing plans aligned with enterprise commodity
• strategies, focused on material availability, supplier performance, risk
• reduction, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Commodity Alignment: Partner closely with the Electronics Commodity Manager to implement
• enterprise supplier and commodity strategies at the site level while
• providing insight into local supplier performance, market conditions,
• risks, and constraints.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Manage
• relationships with critical and strategic site suppliers, lead quarterly
• business reviews (QBRs), and drive continuous improvement across quality,
• delivery, cost, capacity, responsiveness, and overall supplier
• performance.

Supplier Performance &

• Development: Monitor supplier performance, lead supplier
• escalations and corrective action efforts, and partner with internal
• stakeholders and suppliers to drive measurable and sustainable performance
• improvement.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively
• identify single-source risks, component obsolescence (DMSMS), electronic
• component shortages, capacity constraints, and other supply risks, and
• develop appropriate mitigation and alternate sourcing plans.
• Contract Negotiation: Lead
• the development, negotiation, and management of site-specific Long-Term
• Agreements (LTAs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), pricing agreements,
• and other supplier commercial arrangements within established authority
• levels.
• Operational Support: Partner
• with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and other key
• stakeholders to address material constraints, improve lead times, support
• production requirements, and ensure sourcing decisions align with customer
• and business priorities.
• Supplier Qualification: Partner with Engineering and Quality to evaluate, qualify, and onboard new
• suppliers in accordance with applicable aerospace, defense, quality, and
• company requirements.
• Cost & Value Improvement: Lead
• site-level cost reduction and value improvement initiatives by analyzing
• spend, supplier performance, market conditions, and sourcing opportunities
• to identify negotiation leverage and efficiencies.