Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Location: Remote | United States Employment Status: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Bonus Eligibility Travel: Up to 25% Who We Are Thermo Systems is a global, full-service control systems integration partner delivering premier class automation solutions across the Energy, Life Sciences, and Mission Critical markets. Guided by The Thermo Way, we are unified, dynamic, and committed to delivering excellence. Our culture is grounded in three core principles: Employee Success � investing in our people and their growth Customer Success � delivering reliable, high-quality solutions Financial Strength � operating with discipline and long-term focus We believe strong teams, trusted partnerships, and technical excellence drive sustainable success. The Opportunity The Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement is a leadership role responsible for building Thermo Systems' strategic sourcing and procurement function as the business continues to scale. Reporting into operations leadership, this role will help transform purchasing from a primarily Project Manager-driven, project-level activity into a scalable enterprise capability that leverages Thermo's scale. This leader will develop supplier strategy, improve commercial buying discipline, strengthen supplier performance, support material availability, improve working capital, and create a more defined and efficient procurement process across project and enterprise spend. This is a builder role. The successful leader will partner closely with Operations, Project Delivery, Commercial, Engineering, PMO, S&OP, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, Facilities, and regional teams to improve cost, lead time, quality, supplier accountability, and project execution predictability. What You�ll Do Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Strategy: Build and lead Thermo Systems' strategic sourcing and procurement function, including governance, operating rhythms, supplier engagement, and spend visibility. Develop preferred and tiered supplier strategies across key spend categories, with clear expectations for cost, lead time, quality, service, and performance. Negotiate supplier agreements that improve pricing, terms, availability, service levels, and long-term value for Thermo Systems. Identify opportunities for cost savings, cost avoidance, rebates, supplier consolidation, and commercial leverage as Thermo continues to grow. Commercial Support & Project Procurement: Support Commercial and Technical Sales teams with supplier quotes, budgetary pricing, RFQs, and buyout assumptions during proposal and pre-award activities. Centralize and improve project procurement execution, including RFQs, supplier negotiations, PO execution, expediting, and supplier follow-up. Partner with Project Managers, Engineering, and Finance to ensure procurement decisions align with technical requirements, project budgets, schedule needs, and customer commitments. Support subcontract procurement, installation subcontractor sourcing, contract labor purchasing, and other project-related vendor needs. Align procurement activities with Thermo's Delegation of Authority, required reviews, and approval expectations. Supplier Availability, Local Supply Chain & Working Capital: Develop supplier availability strategies, including supplier-held inventory, reserved capacity, blanket agreements, and long-lead material programs. Establish local supply chain strategies around Thermo's Dallas and New Jersey hubs to improve cost, delivery, quality, responsiveness, and supplier coordination. Partner with S&OP and Operations to use backlog, pipeline, and project demand visibility to inform supplier planning and material readiness. Improve working capital through stronger payment terms, reduced down payment requirements, and more disciplined procurement planning. Enterprise Procurement, Freight & Leasing: Manage enterprise procurement where there is clear value, including IT, software, professional services, facilities, freight, general leasing, and…