Strategic Sourcing Lead (Aerospace & Defense)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic business owner for assigned electronic component commodity portfolios, with accountability for commodity strategy, preferred supplier portfolio development, commercial strategy, supplier performance, and long-term supply continuity.
• Develop commodity roadmaps informed by technology trends, supplier capabilities, market intelligence, geopolitical risks, and business growth objectives.
• Build and optimize a preferred supplier portfolio through supplier segmentation, supplier rationalization, supplier development, and long-term partnership strategies.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, selection, qualification, onboarding, and ongoing strategic supplier management.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships through executive engagement, commercial negotiations, long-term supply agreements (LTAs), pricing frameworks, capacity agreements, supplier business reviews, and joint technology planning.
• Lead value engineering, should-cost, and commercial initiatives that achieve measurable cost reduction, deflation, and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, Planning, and Program Management to influence sourcing decisions and design-for-cost initiatives.
• Monitor supplier markets, technology trends, capacity constraints, and geopolitical developments to proactively evolve commodity strategies.
• Develop sourcing strategies that support long product lifecycles, component obsolescence mitigation, and supply continuity for aerospace and defense programs.
• Track supplier performance through KPIs and drive continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and sourcing process standardization.

Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years of experience developing commodity strategies, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier development, or strategic supply chain management supporting electronics manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related degrees considered with demonstrated technical sourcing experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of an electronic component commodity portfolio, including development of commodity strategies, preferred supplier networks, and long-term commercial agreements across one or more manufacturing sites.
• Demonstrated success developing preferred supplier portfolios and supplier segmentation strategies, leading supplier rationalization and consolidation initiatives.
• Experience balancing cost, technology, risk, capacity, and quality in sourcing decisions, influencing engineering design decisions through supplier and commodity strategy.
• Proven ability to operate independently and deliver results with limited oversight.
• Strong understanding of supplier cost structures, negotiation strategies, and long-term agreements.