Jobs · Purchasing · California

Sourcing Specialist

Solar Turbines · San Diego, CA · Yesterday
Purchasing$128k–$193k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Develop Supplier Roadmaps
  • Create, maintain, and continuously improve roadmaps for assigned categories.
  • Ensure roadmaps align with organizational goals, future market trends, and global supply chain strategy.
  • Drive standardization, automation, and consistency of supplier planning tools and systems across the organization.
  • Maintain deep knowledge of global supplier markets, emerging technologies, and alternative manufacturing methods.
  • Identify new sourcing opportunities, potential suppliers, and disruptive capabilities that enhance competitiveness and supply chain resilience.
  • Assess and monitor supplier production capacity, scalability, and contingency capabilities to ensure alignment with demand forecasts and growth plans.
  • Support sourcing decisions with robust capacity and risk evaluations as sourcing strategies mature.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity constraints, geopolitical exposure, and supply continuity threats.
  • Develop and maintain contingency and risk mitigation plans in collaboration with value-stream and stakeholders.
  • Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and other internal teams to align strategies with business needs, technical requirements, and financial objectives.
  • Monitor supplier performance metrics.
  • Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency, resilience, and cost savings across the supply base.

Requirements

  • Business or Engineering degree
  • Extensive experience in a sourcing role
  • Experience in supply chain sourcing, ideally in machining and forging.

Qualifications

  • Business or Engineering degree
  • Extensive experience in a sourcing role
  • Experience in supply chain sourcing, ideally in machining and forging.

Skills

  • Supplier Management
  • Supply Chain Strategy
  • Risk Assessment
  • Continuous Improvement

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
  • 401(k) savings plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Health Lifestyle Programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
  • Career Development
  • Incentive bonus
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

Pay Range: $128,470.00 - $192,710.00

Schedule

Working onsite five days a week.

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