Director Of Strategic Initiatives Jobs in Pennsylvania

INTRODUCTION

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Job Purpose

The Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing & Components is a critical executive leader responsible for architecting and driving the global sourcing strategy that underpins the operational readiness, cost competitiveness, and long-term success of the Gigafactory lithium-ion manufacturing operations. This role leads enterprise-wide sourcing for raw materials, components, indirect materials, and capital equipment—categories that collectively determine the factory’s ability to scale at speed while maintaining world-class quality, reliability, and cost performance.

This senior leadership position sets the strategic direction for supplier partnerships, global supply network design, and long-term commercial agreements, while influencing product roadmaps, new technology adoption, and capital deployment. As a key member of the Gigafactory leadership team, the Senior Director ensures sourcing strategies are fully aligned with business growth plans, corporate financial objectives, and global operational priorities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global sourcing strategy across all critical spend categories (raw materials, components, indirects, and capital equipment) to support production scale-up and long-term business objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership on Make vs. Buy decisions, capacity planning, and technology sourcing strategies aligned with multi-year operational and financial plans.
• Lead the design and optimization of a global supply chain network that meets the factory’s requirements for capacity, quality, cost, resilience, and regionalization.
• Establish long-term global supply base strategies that mitigate risk and support aggressive production ramp schedules.
• Build and lead strategic partnerships with top-tier global suppliers, establishing executive engagement models, multi-year agreements, and joint improvement roadmaps.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for supplier performance, delivery, and quality risks.
• Oversee sourcing, negotiation, and lifecycle management of all capital equipment needed for gigafactory construction, ramp, and expansion.
• Ensure supplier readiness and on-time delivery of critical equipment to meet installation, commissioning, and production targets.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and NPI teams to align sourcing strategies with product design, technology selection, manufacturing yields, and cost targets.
• Influence corporate strategic planning through cost-modeling insights, supply risk assessments, and market intelligence.
• Lead supplier engagement for new materials, technologies, and equipment supporting product development and factory expansion.
• Ensure sourcing decisions accelerate time-to-market while ensuring manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
• Lead executive-level negotiations for long-term agreements, technology licenses, capital contracts, and global sourcing frameworks.
• Partner with Legal and Contracts teams to establish robust commercial terms that protect the business and drive strategic advantage.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global sourcing organization, including category leaders, regional sourcing teams, and supplier development specialists.
• Foster a culture of operational rigor, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Travel globally, often on short notice, to engage suppliers, assess capabilities, and resolve critical supply, quality, or equipment issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 12–15+ years of progressive global supply chain leadership experience in high-tech, advanced manufacturing, EV, battery, semiconductor, or similar industries.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level sourcing strategies with multimillion- to multibillion-dollar spend responsibility.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex long-term agreements, capital equipment contracts, and global category strategies.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate at C-suite level and influence cross-functional leadership teams.
• Experience managing global teams and driving high-impact supplier partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MBA or technical equivalent).
• Deep experience in lithium-ion battery materials, components, and/or gigafactory operations.
• Expertise in capital equipment sourcing and factory-scale manufacturing readiness.
• Demonstrated experience building new supply chains in emerging or rapidly growing industries.

General Job Requirements

This position will work in an office setting, expect minimal physical demands.

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