Title:
VP, Enterprise Sourcing & Supplier Management
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
The Vice President, Enterprise Sourcing & Supplier Management is responsible for leading the enterprise sourcing, procurement, category management, supplier management, and commercial partnership strategy for the company. Reporting to the SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer & Contracts Executive, this executive will drive enterprise value through strategic sourcing, supplier-enabled growth, risk mitigation, operational excellence, and the advancement of digital supply chain capabilities through AI, automation, advanced analytics, and emerging agentic technologies.
This leader will partner closely with Business Development, Operations, Contracts, Finance, and functional leaders to maximize enterprise buying power, strengthen supplier relationships, improve cash flow, enhance supply continuity, accelerate business execution, and support growth objectives. The role serves as a foundational pillar in the company's operating model:
Win the Business → Deliver the Business → Optimize the Business
Trinzic is being established as an independent public company through the planned separation of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, which is expected to be completed on January 4, 2027. This role offers a rare opportunity to join the organization during a pivotal period of growth and transformation, helping build and support enterprise sourcing, supplier management, and commercial strategies that will position the company for long-term success while serving critical government and commercial missions around the world.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Sourcing Strategy & Governance
- Develop and execute an enterprise sourcing and supplier management strategy, including governance frameworks, policies, category strategies, and commercial standards aligned with corporate growth, profitability, and operational objectives.
- Define enterprise spend channel strategies that optimize sourcing paths, supplier and partner utilization, market access, commercial leverage, and overall value creation.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across direct and indirect spend categories, including information technology, professional services, facilities, real estate, telecommunications, subcontracting, and corporate services.
- Drive enterprise adoption of standardized procurement processes, sourcing methodologies, and supplier governance practices.
- Utilize advanced analytics, market intelligence, and AI-driven insights to proactively identify sourcing opportunities, supplier risks, and value creation initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on sourcing, market intelligence, supplier strategy, and commercial decision-making.
Strategic Supplier & Partner Management
- Develop and execute supplier segmentation, relationship management, and engagement strategies that create competitive advantage, innovation, and long-term value.
- Lead supplier performance management, development, corrective action planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish and manage strategic supplier, channel, and partner relationships, including distributors, technology partners, OEMs, and key intermediaries.
- Negotiate and oversee enterprise agreements that optimize commercial value, performance, flexibility, and risk allocation.
- Advance strategic partnerships that support growth, operational excellence, digital transformation, and market differentiation.
Category, Channel Management & Spend Optimization
- Develop and execute category and channel management strategies that maximize enterprise buying leverage, strengthen supplier and partner ecosystems, improve market access, and optimize commercial value.
- Drive enterprise-wide spend visibility, demand management, supplier consolidation, and sourcing optimization initiatives.
- Partner with Finance to identify and deliver sustainable cost savings, productivity improvements, and working capital enhancements.
- Establish performance metrics and accountability mechanisms to ensure realization of negotiated commercial benefits.
- Identify opportunities for supplier-enabled innovation, automation, and process improvement.
Growth, Capture & Proposal Support
- Partner with Business Development, Capture Management, and Operations leaders to strengthen supplier and partner engagement throughout the pursuit lifecycle.
- Ensure sourcing, supplier, and channel strategies support proposal competitiveness, pricing effectiveness, supply chain readiness, and contract execution.
- Lead supplier teaming strategies and enterprise agreement structures that improve win probability and accelerate mobilization.
- Leverage supplier, channel, and partner ecosystems, as well as market intelligence, to strengthen capture strategies and create competitive advantage.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic growth initiatives through supplier and sourcing integration planning.
Risk, Resilience & Sustainability
- Lead enterprise supplier risk management programs focused on continuity, financial health, geopolitical exposure, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational resilience.
- Establish proactive risk monitoring and mitigation strategies for critical suppliers and supply channels.
- Develop supplier continuity plans that ensure uninterrupted support of customer missions and business operations.
- Oversee supplier sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ethical business conduct initiatives.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Risk functions to ensure alignment with regulatory and contractual obligations.
Digital Supply Chain & AI Transformation
- Lead the enterprise digital supply chain strategy, leveraging data, automation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve sourcing, procurement, and supplier management effectiveness.
- Champion the adoption of generative AI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, and scalable digital solutions that accelerate decision-making, increase productivity, and enhance visibility across the supplier ecosystem.
- Partner with Information Technology and business leaders to modernize processes, implement system integrations, and develop innovative operating models that create measurable business value.
Organizational Leadership & Transformation
- Build and develop a high-performing sourcing, procurement, category management, and supplier management organization.
- Lead enterprise transformation initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness, operational performance, and commercial excellence.
- Establish key performance indicators, executive dashboards, and operating reviews to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and talent development across the organization.
Basic Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience leading enterprise sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or commercial operations organizations within complex, matrixed environments.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise sourcing strategies within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Significant experience negotiating and managing strategic supplier relationships and enterprise-wide commercial agreements.
- Experience supporting business growth initiatives, proposal development, capture support, and operational execution.
- Experience establishing and leading supplier risk management, supplier performance, and supplier governance programs.
- Experience managing senior leaders and large cross-functional teams.
- Experience operating within government services, aerospace, defense, engineering, technology, industrial services, or similarly complex project-based environments.
Skills & Competencies
- Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement operations, supplier management, and commercial negotiations.
- Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive enterprise-wide change.
- Understanding of supplier economics, market analysis, spend analytics, and value creation strategies.
- Proven ability to improve cash flow, working capital performance, and enterprise cost structures.
- Expertise in supplier risk management, supply continuity planning, and business resilience.
- Experience leveraging digital procurement platforms, spend analytics, supplier intelligence tools, and data-driven decision-making frameworks.
- Understanding of artificial intelligence, generative AI, automation, and emerging digital technologies and their application within sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or commercial operations.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect sourcing strategies to growth, profitability, and shareholder value.
- Demonstrated success leading transformation initiatives and implementing modern sourcing and digital procurement capabilities.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
- Ability to build high-performing teams and develop future leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPSM, CPCM, C.P.M., CSCP, ISM, APICS, or equivalent professional certification.
- Demonstrated experience leading digital transformation initiatives within sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or supplier management organizations, including the deployment of AI-enabled solutions, automation technologies, digital supply chain platforms, and advanced analytics capabilities.
- Proven track record implementing technology-enabled process improvements that accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and enhance decision-making.
- Experience operating in both buy-side and sell-side environments, with demonstrated success supporting business development, capture, proposal, and customer contract execution activities.
- Experience within publicly traded companies and large-scale government contracting environments.
- Experience building enterprise sourcing organizations in support of corporate transformations, separations, or high-growth environments.
- Experience implementing procurement technologies, digital supply chain solutions, and advanced spend analytics platforms.
- Proven record of delivering measurable improvements in:
- Cash flow and working capital
- Leveraged enterprise spend
- Strategic supplier partnerships
- Supply continuity and resilience
- Cost and productivity performance
Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
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