Global Strategic Supply Manager

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. 

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

 

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: 

 

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions.Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

 

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

 

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA. 

Position Summary

The Global Strategic Supply Manager is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies for critical and strategic categories across the Goulds engineered pumps portfolio, mainly focus on Fabrication, machining and non-metallic. This role drives cost competitiveness, supplier performance, and supply continuity by optimizing the global supply base, including transitioning work to Low-Cost Region (LCR) suppliers where appropriate.

The position focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier selection, negotiation, and long-term supplier partnership development to support business growth, margin expansion, and operational excellence.

This role partners closely with Global Supply Chain, Goulds Engineering, Goulds Operations, Product Management and Supplier excellence & development team to ensure sourcing decisions align with product requirements, manufacturing strategy, and customer expectations.

Essential Responsibilities

The role has global responsibility for strategic sourcing initiatives across key engineered pump components including machining, fabrications, and non-metallic.

 

Key scope includes:

 

Driving cost reduction through resourcing, LCR transitions, and supplier consolidation

Leading strategic sourcing activities impacting product cost, quality, and delivery performance

Reducing supply risk and improving resilience across Goulds global supply base

Supporting special projects, New Product Introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle sourcing strategies

 

This position serves as a key interface between suppliers and internal stakeholders, influencing sourcing strategy, cost structure, and supply continuity.

• Define and execute global category and sourcing strategies aligned with Goulds business goals on assigned categories
• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing activities: RFQ, supplier evaluation & selection, negotiation, and contracting
• Identify and execute resourcing opportunities, including transitions to LCR suppliers (e.g., India, LA or other developing countries in Asia)
• Deliver measurable cost savings through competitive sourcing, should-cost analysis, and value engineering
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure long-term performance and innovation
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, and Operations to ensure technical and operational alignment
• Support supplier qualification and onboarding in partnership with Supplier Excellence and Development team
• Support supplier performance improvements related to SQDC
• Mitigate supply risk through dual sourcing, capacity plann