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Strategic Procurement Manager
Location: Columbus, OH
Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire
Starting Salary: $100,000/year (higher compensation available based on experience)
Position Summary
We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Manager to lead purchasing and supplier development activities within a manufacturing environment supporting electrical power distribution products. This role will oversee sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, material availability, and cost improvement initiatives for fabricated and purchased components.
The ideal candidate has experience purchasing materials such as copper bar stock, sheet metal, fabricated parts, and electrical components within an OEM, contract manufacturing, or power distribution environment. This position requires the ability to interpret engineering drawings, evaluate material requirements, and independently make sourcing decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement Strategy & Supplier Development
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to support manufacturing requirements and business goals.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships while identifying opportunities for improved cost, quality, and delivery performance.
- Establish and support supplier qualification processes and develop new supply sources as business needs grow.
- Evaluate supplier capabilities and identify opportunities for alternative sourcing to reduce supply risk.
- Support make-versus-buy evaluations with Engineering and Operations teams.
Materials & Commodity Purchasing
- Manage procurement activities for raw materials, fabricated components, and purchased parts.
- Source and purchase commodities including copper bar stock, sheet metal, steel, aluminum, hardware, and electrical components.
- Review engineering drawings, models, and specifications to determine appropriate material requirements and dimensions.
- Apply knowledge of material types, sheet metal gauges, fabrication requirements, and manufacturing processes.
- Support engineer-to-order (ETO) and custom manufacturing programs.
Supplier Performance & Cost Management
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and pricing.
- Lead supplier improvement efforts, corrective actions, and performance reviews.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and purchasing agreements.
- Analyze spending trends and identify cost reduction opportunities.
- Track commodity market impacts, including steel, copper, and other key materials.
Internal Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering, Production, Planning, Quality, and Project Management teams to support material readiness.
- Ensure purchasing activities align with manufacturing schedules and customer delivery requirements.
- Resolve material shortages, supply constraints, and procurement issues impacting production.
- Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, and inventory information within ERP systems.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within procurement and supply chain operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 5–10+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience purchasing copper bar stock, electrical materials, fabricated components, or similar commodities.
- Experience in power systems, power distribution equipment, electrical manufacturing, OEM, or contract manufacturing environments.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, and dimensional requirements.
- Experience sourcing sheet metal, fabricated parts, hardware, and electrical components.
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, supplier management, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with:
- Switchgear
- Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
- Remote Power Panels (RPPs)
- Static Transfer Switches (STSs)
- Modular power solutions
- Background in engineer-to-order (ETO) or make-to-order manufacturing.
- Experience developing new suppliers and building external supply chains.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and inventory optimization practices.
- Experience managing supplier corrective actions and performance improvement programs.
- Familiarity with commodity-driven purchasing environments involving copper, steel, and aluminum.
Success in This Role Includes
- Improved supplier performance and delivery reliability.
- Reduced material shortages and production disruptions.
- Strong supplier network development and sourcing flexibility.
- Cost savings through strategic purchasing initiatives.
- Improved alignment between procurement activities and manufacturing schedules.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead procurement and supply chain initiatives within a growing manufacturing organization. You'll play a key role in optimizing supplier performance, driving operational efficiency, and supporting long-term business growth.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Strategic Procurement Manager
Location: Columbus, OH
Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire
Starting Salary: $100,000/year (higher compensation available based on experience)
Position Summary
We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Manager to lead purchasing and supplier development activities within a manufacturing environment supporting electrical power distribution products. This role will oversee sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, material availability, and cost improvement initiatives for fabricated and purchased components.
The ideal candidate has experience purchasing materials such as copper bar stock, sheet metal, fabricated parts, and electrical components within an OEM, contract manufacturing, or power distribution environment. This position requires the ability to interpret engineering drawings, evaluate material requirements, and independently make sourcing decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement Strategy & Supplier Development
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to support manufacturing requirements and business goals.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships while identifying opportunities for improved cost, quality, and delivery performance.
- Establish and support supplier qualification processes and develop new supply sources as business needs grow.
- Evaluate supplier capabilities and identify opportunities for alternative sourcing to reduce supply risk.
- Support make-versus-buy evaluations with Engineering and Operations teams.
Materials & Commodity Purchasing
- Manage procurement activities for raw materials, fabricated components, and purchased parts.
- Source and purchase commodities including copper bar stock, sheet metal, steel, aluminum, hardware, and electrical components.
- Review engineering drawings, models, and specifications to determine appropriate material requirements and dimensions.
- Apply knowledge of material types, sheet metal gauges, fabrication requirements, and manufacturing processes.
- Support engineer-to-order (ETO) and custom manufacturing programs.
Supplier Performance & Cost Management
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and pricing.
- Lead supplier improvement efforts, corrective actions, and performance reviews.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and purchasing agreements.
- Analyze spending trends and identify cost reduction opportunities.
- Track commodity market impacts, including steel, copper, and other key materials.
Internal Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering, Production, Planning, Quality, and Project Management teams to support material readiness.
- Ensure purchasing activities align with manufacturing schedules and customer delivery requirements.
- Resolve material shortages, supply constraints, and procurement issues impacting production.
- Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, and inventory information within ERP systems.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within procurement and supply chain operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 5–10+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience purchasing copper bar stock, electrical materials, fabricated components, or similar commodities.
- Experience in power systems, power distribution equipment, electrical manufacturing, OEM, or contract manufacturing environments.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, and dimensional requirements.
- Experience sourcing sheet metal, fabricated parts, hardware, and electrical components.
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, supplier management, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with:
- Switchgear
- Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
- Remote Power Panels (RPPs)
- Static Transfer Switches (STSs)
- Modular power solutions
- Background in engineer-to-order (ETO) or make-to-order manufacturing.
- Experience developing new suppliers and building external supply chains.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and inventory optimization practices.
- Experience managing supplier corrective actions and performance improvement programs.
- Familiarity with commodity-driven purchasing environments involving copper, steel, and aluminum.
Success in This Role Includes
- Improved supplier performance and delivery reliability.
- Reduced material shortages and production disruptions.
- Strong supplier network development and sourcing flexibility.
- Cost savings through strategic purchasing initiatives.
- Improved alignment between procurement activities and manufacturing schedules.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead procurement and supply chain initiatives within a growing manufacturing organization. You'll play a key role in optimizing supplier performance, driving operational efficiency, and supporting long-term business growth.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in strategy manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred
- 3 to 7 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or corporate development
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for financial modeling and executive presentations
- Experience structuring and presenting recommendations to senior leadership
- Strong analytical skills including market sizing, competitive analysis, and business case development
- Ability to manage cross-functional projects and align diverse stakeholders
Tips for Your Strategy Manager Job Search
Quantify strategic impact on your resume
Strategy manager roles attract candidates who can show measurable outcomes. Replace vague descriptions like 'supported business development' with specifics: the scope of the initiative, the decision it informed, and the result it produced for the organization.
Tailor your resume to the employer type
A strategy manager role at a consulting firm expects case-driven thinking and cross-industry experience, while a corporate strategy role at a tech company prioritizes product fluency and internal stakeholder influence. Read job descriptions carefully and reframe your experience to match each context.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists strategy manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a structured problem-solving story
Most strategy manager interviews include at least one case or business scenario. Practice walking through a real initiative you led using a clear structure: the problem, your analytical approach, the recommendation you made, and how it played out.
Research the company's current strategic priorities
Before any interview, read the company's most recent earnings call, investor presentation, or annual report. Showing that you understand where the business is headed and can connect your experience to those priorities sets you apart from candidates who prepare generically.
Negotiate scope and visibility, not just title
In strategy roles, the caliber of the projects you work on matters as much as the title. When evaluating an offer, ask which initiatives the team is currently prioritizing, who you'll present to, and how work gets resourced and staffed.
Strategy Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most strategy managers?
The companies hiring the most strategy managers right now include TikTok, Deloitte, and Meta, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in financial services, healthcare systems, and large technology companies running dedicated corporate strategy functions.
How many strategy manager jobs are remote?
About 73% of strategy manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the presentation-heavy and cross-functional nature of the role. Go-to-market and operational strategy positions tend to offer more remote flexibility than corporate development or M&A-focused roles, which typically require on-site collaboration with senior leadership.
How do you become a strategy manager?
Most strategy managers move into the role after building analytical and project management skills in consulting, investment banking, or a high-visibility internal role such as business operations or corporate finance. An MBA accelerates the path, particularly into corporate strategy teams at large companies. Building a portfolio of work that shows structured thinking, executive communication, and cross-functional influence is essential at every stage.
Can you get hired as a strategy manager without direct strategy experience?
You can get hired as a strategy manager without a formal strategy title if your existing experience demonstrates the core skills the role requires. Candidates from consulting, corporate finance, product management, or chief of staff roles often make a strong case by highlighting the analytical frameworks they applied, the executive audiences they presented to, and the business outcomes they influenced.
What does the strategy manager interview process look like?
The strategy manager interview process typically moves through an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your background and fit, and one or more rounds of case or business scenario interviews designed to assess structured thinking. Final rounds often include a presentation to senior leaders where you walk through a strategic analysis or recommendation, either on a provided prompt or a topic you bring from your own experience.
Where can I find and apply to strategy manager jobs?
You can find and apply to strategy manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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