Strategic Sourcing Associate — Level 3

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned commodities (e.g. precision machining castings/forgings electronics composites).
• Lead competitive sourcing events and multiround negotiations; perform TCO/shouldcost analysis and cleansheet cost reviews.
• Own Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for key suppliers; conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and drive supplier scorecard improvements (ontime delivery defective parts per million cost responsiveness).
• Structure and manage Master Service Agreements (MSAs) LongTerm Agreements (LTAs) pricing agreements and capacity reservations; ensure full ITAR/EAR and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Partner with Engineering teams on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) as well as VA/VE costreduction initiatives.
• Manage sourcing for New Product Introduction (NPI) including early supplier engagement prototype sourcing and production rampreadiness.
• Lead dualsourcing and supplycontinuity plans for critical components; support riskmitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality on Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and specialprocess controls.
• Mentor Level 12 sourcing associates and help standardize processes templates and RFP/RFQ packages.
• Maintain auditready sourcing documentation for customer internal regulatory and government reviews.
• Provide supplymarket intelligence (capacity rawmaterial trends tariffs geopolitical factors) to inform annual operating plans.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering or related field; a masters degree is a plus.
• 47 years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience in manufacturing preferably aerospace.
• Strong experience leading complex negotiations and drafting multiyear agreements.
• Proficiency in AS9100 aerospace quality requirements ITAR/EAR export regulations and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Advanced Excel and dataanalysis ability; Power BI or Tableau skills are a plus.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specialprocess requirements with enough depth to challenge cost drivers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commodity expertise in machining castings/forgings electronics/printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) composites or aerospace fasteners.
• Experience with NADCAP special processes and supplier development.
• Background supporting defense or government programs and related cybersecurity posture requirements.
• Certifications such as CPSM Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience with shouldcost/cleansheet modeling and VA/VE programs.