Job Ref: # 7393143
Date Posted: 11/6/2025
City, State: Long Island, NY
Description
Reporting to the Director of Global Sourcing, the Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing global supplier relationships, total overall spend (across ~2000 SKUs), and strategic procurement for the supply categories they manage, as well as their financial and operational performance. The role’s responsibilities will cover the entire sourcing and procurement process, including strategy development and execution, risk management, supplier identification and selection, negotiation, order management, invoice resolution, reporting, and budget forecasting. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will also work closely with Engineering, Quality, and NPI teams to enhance our global product generation process to ensure we incorporate our strategic supplier partnerships in our new product innovation process. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be looked at as an expert in the department to help provide guidance and direction to less experienced buyers.
- Develop and lead the implementation of global strategic sourcing and risk mitigation strategies
- Align strategies to overall business strategy and new product growth initiatives
- Build and manage relationships with key internal stakeholders across sites to ensure successful execution and alignment of sourcing / risk strategies and ongoing supplier activities
- Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships
- Conduct regular business reviews with suppliers to maximize Total Procured Value and drive continuous operational and financial supply chain improvement
- Manage sourcing, requests for information, quotations, proposals, and bidding processes
- Negotiate pricing and commercial terms of supply agreements to deliver Total Procured Value objectives
- Work with Supplier Quality team to assess new and existing supplier capabilities, and drive performance improvement to ensure all raw material/component/product purchases meet quality requirements
- Achieve annual financial and operational objectives / goals
- Work with suppliers and internal teams to identify VA/VE opportunities and lead initiatives to drive cost-out, eliminate inefficiencies, and achieve supply surety
- Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal engineering, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, and product development teams on supply chain related statuses, priorities, and issue resolution
- Continuously evaluate supplier category markets to evaluate new suppliers, report on market conditions, understand trends related to cost drivers and global pricing, to ensure strategic sourcing competitiveness
- Maintain clear, effective, timely, and regular communication at all levels within the company
- Define, develop, and implement regular and detailed reporting to management, as required
- Rapidly synthesize and communicate potential supply issues to senior leaders/relevant stakeholders - proactively identify and act upon mitigation and/or resolution activities to eliminate/minimize any adverse impact to material flow
- Collaborate with Product Development and QA to align all specification and documentation with strategic suppliers
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Materials Management, Engineering or similar preferred
- 8+ years’ experience in operations and/or supply management with 4+ years in sourcing/supply management
- Professional certification in supply chain, such as CPSM or equivalent desired
- Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management experience. Sourcing of RF & Microwave components, IC’s, and ceramic substrates, preferred
- Experience with the 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process
- Knowledge of global supply chains, including OEM’s, contract manufacturers / EMS, distributors, etc.
- Demonstrated track record of managing a strategic sourcing capability, driving strategy and operational performance, and delivering total procurement value
- A passion for collaboration, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a strong customer focus with a bias to over-communicating
- Proficient in effectively leading cross-functional, multi-location projects globally
- Familiarity with Bills of Materials and manufacturing processes
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills with the ability to influence using data, risk/benefit analysis, and skills in fostering relationships and building trust
- Experience with ERP, E Sourcing platforms, & RFQ tools and Microsoft Office Suite Products proficiency
- Working knowledge of contractual terms, clauses, and conditions preferred
- Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
Company Description:
Our client designs, manufactures and distributes complex electronics for a wide variety of applications, including military, commercial, scientific, automotive, medical, and industrial.
Why this opportunity?:
Our client has a reputation for quality and a very loyal customer base. They are experiencing steady growth with an emphasis on New Product Introduction, continuous improvement and customer service. Over the past 3 years, they have been transforming their Supply Chain Organization to best service their clients and this growth. As a company, they have a strong entrepreneurial culture, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration and operational excellence, and they reward their employees for individual and team success.
They are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Sourcing professional who is a cross-functional team player, will take ownership, build/maintain strong relationships and help advance NPI. Beyond experience, if you have the character, integrity and entrepreneurial spirit to anticipate needs/problems and proactively drive solutions, and are looking for a rewarding company/career, you can make a direct, positive and lasting impact in this role and beyond!
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