Job description

Role overview

Legrand, North America is hiring a Director, Global Strategic Sourcing for the Data Power & Control Division Starline team in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The position reports to the DPC Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, with a dotted-line relationship to the BUS Senior Director of Operations.

In this leadership role, you will shape and run the worldwide sourcing approach for direct materials, indirect spend, and external value-add manufacturing. The goal is to help the business unit scale toward $2B in annual revenue and strengthen its position in the global data center market.

You will be responsible for building a sourcing ecosystem that is robust, cost-effective, compliant, and able to support growth across North America, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. The role requires balancing cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and working capital to keep customer demand, growth initiatives, and new product launches on track.

Although the position is primarily strategic, you will also be expected to step in with practical escalation support when needed to protect customer commitments, such as urgent expedites, crisis management, and sourcing project execution. You will also lead deployment of the strategic sourcing framework across all Starline locations and ensure alignment with Legrand North & Central America standard practices and corporate social responsibility expectations.

Main responsibilities

Design and execute the global sourcing roadmap that supports profitable growth toward $2B in revenue, including multi-year category plans for direct materials, indirect spend, and outsourced manufacturing aligned to product plans, customer needs, and global data center market trends.
Strengthen supply continuity through dual sourcing, secondary sourcing, localization or nearshoring where it makes sense, capacity reservations, and continuity plans; track execution, share progress updates, and drive recovery actions when supply is at risk.
Lead market analysis, commodity strategy, and total cost modeling such as should-cost, total cost of ownership, and landed cost; identify measurable savings and lead-time improvements backed by clear business cases.
Implement supplier business management using segmented scorecards, QDIP governance, quarterly business reviews, corrective actions, and supplier development initiatives.
Create strategic supplier relationships that support innovation, scalability, and faster product launch through structured collaboration such as design-to-cost, value analysis/value engineering, and supplier-enabled engineering.
Own negotiations and contracting for key agreements covering pricing, terms, capacity, quality, intellectual property, and risk, while making sure contracts are compliant and protect Legrand’s interests.
Broaden and refine the global supplier base to support cost, service, and risk goals while preserving the flexibility needed across regions.
Set and maintain sourcing governance, policies, and operating rhythms, including pipeline reviews, savings validation, supplier risk reviews, and executive-level reporting.
Track and communicate BU sourcing KPIs such as supplier business management, supply chain risk and resilience, material productivity, supplier CSR/ESG compliance, and new product development procurement readiness including cost, lead time, PPAP/qualification, and launch support.

Success measures

In the first 6 to 12 months, you are expected to establish category strategies for the highest-spend direct and indirect commodities, roll out supplier segmentation and scorecards, and create an executive reporting cadence covering savings, risk, and performance.

For supply resilience, you will complete critical-component risk assessments and put dual sourcing or recovery plans in place for high-risk items, along with business continuity playbooks for top suppliers.

For value creation, you will deliver an annual validated material productivity plan covering cost, terms, and working capital, supported by a multi-year pipeline aligned with growth and new product development.

For new product introduction readiness, you will ensure sourcing deliverables such as supplier selection, qualification, PPAP/FAI where applicable, and commercial agreements support launch timing and target cost.

Within 24 months, the expectation is to show lasting improvement in QDIP, lead time, and service levels, mature supplier review and development programs, and improve risk posture, cost competitiveness, and capacity readiness to support the path to $2B+.

You will also be expected to improve supplier CSR adherence and audit readiness in line with LNCA/Legrand expectations, including traceability and regulatory compliance requirements relevant to data center customers.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
An MBA is preferred.

Experience

At least 10 years of progressive global sourcing or category management experience in a manufacturing setting, including multi-site operations and international supplier networks.
Experience leading sourcing in fast-moving, growth-oriented global manufacturing environments, with a track record of scaling processes and supplier capacity in both smaller businesses and large matrixed organizations.
Proven ability to run cross-functional sourcing programs across cost, capacity, risk, and new product development, including planning, prioritization, and stakeholder coordination while handling ambiguity and tradeoffs.
People leadership experience with a transformational approach, including building, coaching, and developing a high-performing sourcing team across direct and matrixed reporting lines, along with standard work creation and talent development or recruitment as needed.

Skills and knowledge

You should bring strong knowledge of global material and component markets, including cost, capacity, and availability trends in metals, electrical, and electronics commodities. You should be able to use market intelligence to guide strategy and negotiations.

The role also requires solid experience in negotiation and contracting, with a consistent record of delivering validated productivity gains, improving terms, and driving supplier performance through a structured approach.

You must be comfortable working across cultures and time zones and be willing to travel internationally as needed to develop suppliers, audit capabilities, and lead key negotiations and reviews. Travel may be as high as 50% at the beginning and is expected to average around 25% over time.

Strong executive presence, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to turn data into clear recommendations are important. You should be able to influence senior leaders and communicate credibly with strategic suppliers and key customers. Experience in highly regulated or uptime-critical sectors such as data centers, critical power, or electrical infrastructure is strongly preferred.

Additional information

This role is primarily focused on strategy, but it also requires hands-on involvement when urgent situations arise to safeguard customer commitments. The position supports a global sourcing framework across all Starline locations and must align with LNCA standard work and CSR expectations.