Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations

Job Description

Director, Sourcing Strategy & Operations | Xometry

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Xometry, located in the US. Xometry powers industries by connecting innovators with manufacturers, providing a digital marketplace that gives manufacturers critical growth resources and offers Fortune 1000 buyers access to global manufacturing capacity. This role is crucial as sourcing operations enable revenue and margin growth, directly impacting marketplace expansion. You will lead the transformation of sourcing operations to help Xometry become the “Everything Store” for custom manufacturing, revolutionizing the $2 trillion industry through our AI-powered platform.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – US-based
• Pay: $140000–$175000 yearly
• Team: Leads a team of 20+ sourcing specialists and managers across manufacturing verticals: CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Sheet & Tube Fabrication.
• Mission: Solve complex sourcing problems in collaboration with product, engineering, pricing, operations, and sales to achieve hyper-growth for the Xometry marketplace.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of 20+ sourcing specialists and managers to drive sourcing margin and efficiency targets, continuously improving processes by defining and monitoring KPIs across the order placement to delivery funnel, and redesigning workflows for efficiency.
• Strategic Vision: Define and execute comprehensive technology and operational strategies for US domestic sourcing across manufacturing verticals (CNC Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Sheet & Tube Fabrication) to drive growth and profitability, benchmarking against industry best practices to inform a multi-year roadmap.
• AI Integration: Collaborate with technology teams to enhance AI-powered matching algorithms, optimizing sourcing cost and supplier selection to improve acceptance rates and margin performance.
• Profitability & Partner Network: Provide input to pricing, partner, and category teams to implement creative strategies and operational improvements that enhance gross margins, and evaluate partner network performance across geographies and capabilities to meet evolving customer needs across capability, geography, and price point.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Project manage and implement new initiatives in collaboration with product, engineering, sales, and operations teams to drive marketplace growth.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Director level, with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management, or marketplace operations.
• Experience: Exposure to technology implementation; understanding of manufacturing processes, technologies, and industry dynamics; experience leveraging data analytics and AI to drive strategic business decisions; and demonstrated success working across organizations to implement complex initiatives.
• Skills: Strategic planning, operational leadership, data analysis, AI application, and cross-functional project management.
• Bonus: Consulting experience or an MBA/equivalent degree is preferred.