Responsibilities

Develop and support supplier strategies for direct materials, components, equipment, and production-critical services
Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers based on capability, quality, cost, lead time, risk, and scalability
Support supplier selection, negotiation, diversification, and long-term sourcing decisions
Build and maintain supplier relationships that support manufacturing scale-up and operational reliability
Identify alternate sources for critical, constrained, or high-risk materials and equipment

Develop strategies to ensure continuity of supply for direct materials, components, equipment, and CAPEX needs
Support forecasting and planning for long-lead materials, critical equipment, and production support needs
Identify supply chain risks, single-source dependencies, capacity constraints, and supplier vulnerabilities
Develop contingency plans to reduce supply disruption risk and improve resilience
Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to understand future demand and translate it into sourcing and supply plans

Conduct bottom-up cost analysis and supplier cost breakdowns to evaluate pricing, cost drivers, and savings opportunities
Partner with finance and engineering teams to assess total cost of ownership, make/buy decisions, and procurement tradeoffs
Identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased cost efficiency, and improved commercial terms
Support negotiation strategies using data-driven cost analysis and supplier market intelligence

Support development and maintenance of bills of materials, item master data, sourcing information, and planning inputs
Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to translate technical requirements into supply chain requirements
Ensure supply chain data supports accurate planning, procurement, inventory strategy, and production readiness
Help establish scalable processes for BOM readiness, material planning, and supplier data management

Partner with Quality to support supplier qualification, vendor evaluation, and audit readiness
Support supplier documentation requirements related to NQA-1, quality programs, certifications, traceability, and technical requirements
Ensure sourcing decisions account for quality, compliance, documentation, and regulatory expectations
Work with Quality and Engineering to resolve supplier documentation gaps, technical issues, and material acceptance concerns

Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, finance, quality, facilities, and operations teams to support supply chain execution and long-term planning
Communicate supplier risks, sourcing options, cost impacts, and continuity concerns clearly to stakeholders
Help establish supply chain processes, tools, and routines that support future growth

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field
5–8 years of experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, material planning, or related roles
Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, technical, or regulated operations
Experience with supplier selection, negotiation, sourcing strategy, and supplier relationship management
Strong understanding of continuity of supply, risk mitigation, long-lead procurement, and critical material planning
Experience conducting cost analysis, cost breakdowns, total cost of ownership analysis, or supplier commercial evaluations
Experience working with direct materials, components, equipment, or CAPEX procurement
Familiarity with BOMs, item masters, technical specifications, drawings, and engineering-driven procurement
Experience with ERP, MRP, procurement, or inventory management systems; NetSuite or similar systems preferred
Strong Excel and data analysis skills
Familiarity with NQA-1, supplier qualification, vendor audits, or regulated quality requirements preferred
Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, chemical processing, or other regulated industries is a plus