Sourcing Specialist

How You’ll Contribute

• Manage a portfolio of advanced sourcing cases for orders that require detailed technical or pricing analysis and extended follow-up to get them placed with a production team.
• Investigate root causes preventing supplier acceptance and develop targeted recovery strategies for stalled projects.
• Review technical documentation and manufacturing drawings with our engineers, clients, or manufacturers, to validate feasibility and identify potential risks or clarifications needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design engineers, manual quoters, case managers, and sales to resolve technical or scheduling concerns.
• Communicate directly with both suppliers and customers to clarify requirements, negotiate terms, and align expectations.
• Maintain comprehensive case notes and documentation to ensure leadership visibility and continuity across active escalations.
• Provide informal guidance and technical support to Sourcing Coordinators, serving as a resource for more complex or unfamiliar situations.

What You’ll Bring to Xometry

• Analytical and technically minded, with working knowledge of manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, sheet-metal fabrication, or additive manufacturing.
• Strong sourcing, procurement, or supplier-management background, ideally in a manufacturing or engineering-related environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and basic GD&T.
• Competence with online research and cost-validation for raw materials, finishing services, etc.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills for coordinating between multiple stakeholders.
• Organized and self-driven, with the ability to prioritize and resolve longer-term or multi-stage sourcing cases.
• Proficiency with Google Sheets and Docs (Salesforce experience a plus).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply-chain management, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success resolving complex supplier or production challenges.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality results under time constraints.
• Comfortable making independent decisions within defined pricing and policy parameters.
• Strong curiosity for manufacturing and desire to expand technical knowledge.