Head of Strategic Sourcing

Job Description

Head of Strategic Sourcing | Halter

The Tone:
This is a leadership role at Halter, a company transforming the agriculture industry by enabling farmers to run productive and sustainable operations using advanced cattle management technology. The Head of Strategic Sourcing plays a pivotal role in shaping Halter’s future capabilities by strategically building and managing supplier relationships. This position directly impacts the company’s cost structure, product quality, supply chain resilience, and capacity for scale, making it a critical driver of Halter’s mission to revolutionize grazing.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Team: Reports to Supply Chain leadership team; collaborates with Quality, Operations Delivery, and Hardware Engineering.
• Mission: Owns strategic decisions that shape Halter’s cost structure, product quality, supply chain resilience, and ability to scale.

What You’ll Actually Do
• New Supplier Identification: Own the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating, and onboarding new suppliers and contract manufacturing partners across all categories.
• Supplier Development: Develop strategic suppliers over time, building their capability, capacity, and alignment with Halter’s requirements for long-term partnership.
• Commercial Negotiations: Lead commercial negotiations across the supplier base, securing advantageous pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQs, and contractual protections.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Own strategic supplier relationships at a senior level, acting as Halter’s primary point of contact for commercial and strategic matters.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with hardware engineering on make-vs.-buy decisions, component standardisation, and supplier selection for new designs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Significant experience in strategic sourcing or procurement within a hardware or electronics manufacturing environment.
• Experience: Proven track record of building and managing a high-performing supply base and leading complex supplier negotiations.
• Skills: Exceptional commercial negotiation, strong supplier development capability, deep knowledge of the global hardware component and contract manufacturing supply landscape, and the ability to build genuine trust-based relationships.
• Bonus: Demonstrates low ego, comfort with difficult conversations, and a positive, energetic approach to high-stakes, relationship-intensive work.