Strategic Sourcing Director

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Job Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Director is a member of the Sourcing leadership team. This position is responsible for transformation and project execution on enterprise-level initiatives that focus on value enhancement, process improvement, and technology enablement. This role will also have responsibility for effectively planning, organizing, and indirect management of professional staff in pursuit of both successful project execution and cost-effective and quality acquisition of materials, equipment and services to support business units.

Broad areas of responsibility include:

- Develops category strategies and goals in support of business unit and corporate strategies.

- Directs, manages and coordinates category management and/or sourcing functions to ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and customer requirements.

- Maintains effective working relationships and manages issues with internal customers and external suppliers

- Ensures compliance with all applicable company policies, state and federal regulations and guidelines.

- Demonstrates and implements procedures and programs to govern purchasing services provided to business units

- Develops and implements Supply Chain strategy and transformational initiatives

Responsibilities

- Develops category strategies and goals in support of business unit and corporate strategies

- Directs the cost-effective and quality acquisition/life cycle management of materials, equipment, services and spare parts within area of expertise to support the operations and activities

- Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with internal customers and external suppliers

- Manage enterprise-level Supply Chain initiatives or represent Supply Chain in such initiatives

- Identifies areas for improvement through benchmarking and market analysis

- Transforms market and operational insights into actionable Supply Chain strategy and transformational initiatives

Basic / Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree required and at least 5 years of Supply Chain experience

Desired Qualifications

- Master's degree

- Strong working knowledge of business unit operations

- Ability/confidence to effectively present and interact with Senior Company Executives

- Good project management experience

- Strong understanding of procurement program and purchasing policies

- Good understanding of inventory issues

- Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, procedures, and other regulatory requirements and guidelines.

- Excellent negotiating skills

- Excellent planning/organizational skills Excellent problem solving/analytical skills

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Strong leadership and motivational skills

- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence customers

- Management experience preferred

Working Conditions

- Normal office environment with some travel to sites, supplier facilities and industry meetings.

- Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No

Posting Expiration Date

Monday, September 15, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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