VP/ Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

The role

You will lead the strategy, partnerships, and execution to build a global supply base for Axon's hardware portfolio. You will manage sourcing strategies, supplier governance, risk management, and cross-functional leadership.

What you will do

• Set and execute the overall strategic sourcing strategy across all commodity groups
• Develop, maintain, and present commodity and category strategies
• Lead RFx processes, competitive bidding, and should-cost analysis
• Drive annual net cost savings programs
• Establish and lead a CM Steering Committee to govern performance and capacity
• Own Quarterly Business Reviews with strategic suppliers
• Negotiate and execute complex supply agreements, MSAs, and SOWs
• Develop and deploy supplier identification, onboarding, and oversight processes
• Lead geopolitical supply chain risk programs
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing sourcing organization

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership experience, including significant experience in senior-level roles
• Proven success developing sourcing strategies and delivering measurable cost savings
• Deep experience managing supplier and contract manufacturer relationships in complex hardware, electromechanical, or similarly regulated environments
• Strong commercial acumen, including contract negotiation, payment terms strategy, and supplier performance management
• Experience leading RFx processes, competitive bidding, should-cost analysis, and sourcing support across the product development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to navigate supply chain risk, including geopolitical exposure, sole-source dependencies, tariff impacts, and capacity constraints
• Ability to influence cross-functional and executive stakeholders
• Experience preparing and presenting business updates, risk assessments, and sourcing recommendations to senior leadership
• Strong leadership skills, with experience building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Familiarity with sourcing systems, analytics tools, and ERP environments
• Comfortable working across data, systems, and emerging AI-enabled tools

Nice to have

• advanced degree or relevant certifications
• experience with D365 or similar platforms

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Snacks in our offices

Before you apply

• Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment

About the company

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life using an ecosystem of devices and cloud software. The company pursues critical safety and justice issues through its products and workforce.