Senior Buyer – Strategic Sourcing

About the role

TrellisWare is seeking an on-site Senior Buyer – Strategic Sourcing to join our Operations Team. This role is responsible for sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and procurement execution for critical electronics and ruggedized hardware used in advanced wireless communications systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing activities for specialized commodities such as Printed Circuit board components, custom CNC-Machined parts, RF antennas, radio battery packs, ruggedized custom cables, and other technical or engineered components.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with business needs, program requirements, production schedules, and long-term supply chain objectives.
• Build, manage, and strengthen supplier relationships to ensure high performance in quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and compliance.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, commercial terms, and supply agreements in support of company objectives and procurement best practices.
• Maintain supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, reviews, and corrective action follow-up.
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost reduction, value improvement, risk mitigation, and alternate sourcing.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, operations, planning, quality, finance, and project teams to support production, development, and changing business priorities.
• Prepare and execute purchase orders in alignment with negotiated terms, planning requirements, and organizational goals.
• Resolve supplier issues related to pricing, quality, delivery, invoicing, and overall performance with urgency and sound judgment.
• Translate procurement, supplier, and market data into actionable insights and recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Support a collaborative team environment built on trust, accountability, continuous improvement, and respect.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7–10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain roles within electronics, defense, aerospace, or similar advanced manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience sourcing technical, custom, or engineered products and components.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiations, supplier relationship management, supplier development, and supplier performance tracking.
• Experience working with supplier KPIs, scorecards, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field; APICS CPIM, CPSM, CPM, or similar professional certification; experience in an electronics CM or OEM environment.