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Strategic Sourcing Manager

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Description

You will develop long-term sourcing strategies for electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical commodities. You will manage suppliers and long-term agreements, negotiate costs and terms, lead risk management, analyze spend and forecasts, and coordinate sourcing execution with engineering, operations, finance, and legal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies for electronic and electromechanical components
  • Own supplier category roadmaps across cost, technology, capacity, and risk
  • Conduct make-versus-buy analyses and business cases
  • Identify, qualify, and develop strategic suppliers
  • Negotiate and manage long-term agreements, supplier reviews, and cost-reduction initiatives
  • Lead supplier business and quarterly operating reviews
  • Coordinate early supplier involvement during product development and new product introduction
  • Manage supply risk and business continuity planning
  • Lead cost modeling, benchmarking, and should-cost analysis
  • Use ERP/MRP and analytics tools to manage supplier KPIs, spend visibility, and material forecasting
  • Develop and mentor sourcing staff

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
  • 7+ years of strategic sourcing or supply chain management experience focused on electronics, PCBA, electromechanical, or mechanical commodities
  • Experience in defense, aerospace, or high-reliability manufacturing
  • Experience in supplier negotiations, cost reduction, and long-term contract management
  • Knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes including PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, and harness production, or mechanical commodities
  • Experience translating technical and commercial data into sourcing actions

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity

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