Electronics Commodity Strategy Lead – Global Sourcing

Saab AB; Town of Georgetown (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab, Inc. is seeking an Electronics Commodity Management Professional to lead strategic sourcing for electronics across North America and international needs.

The role emphasizes category strategy, supplier selection, spend analytics, and risk management to support defense, security, and manufacturing programs. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify future needs, manage supplier relationships, promote diversity in the supply base, and ensure compliance with procurement

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 8+ years with a BA/BS, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree, of experience typically in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management is required.
• Strong financial acumen especially related to sourcing and supply chain.
• Strong electronics technical background.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Leadership and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop commodity category strategies to drive value in Quality, Delivery, Cost, Innovation, and Sustainability within the supply base.
• Lead, with internal stakeholders, the identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and award of first-time contracts for new suppliers.
• Manage approved supplier list for suppliers supporting electronics commodities.
• Support supply chain during win business process by identifying, vetting, and onboarding critical suppliers.
• Analyze data to understand existing supply base and commodity categories.
• Perform market research, gather market intelligence, and analyze trends for electronics category or others as needed.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities within electronics category by completing SWOT analysis and risk and opportunity assessments.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, including international Saab Affiliates as necessary, to determine future needs in both the near term and long term.
• Create an adaptable supply chain for electronics commodities.
• Lead supplier evaluations, with other Saab, Inc. employee involvement, of existing suppliers to understand a supplier’s business, capabilities, people and processes, and to remain visible.
• Conduct comprehensive spend analysis to identify cost reduction opportunities and lead resulting cost reduction initiatives including using supplier agreements as appropriate.
• Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews, with internal stakeholder involvement, for critical suppliers to manage performance.
• Support Saab Inc. Small Business objectives and promote a diverse and inclusive supply base.
• Collaborate with cross functional groups to develop a supplier evaluation and scoring system resulting in data driven decisions of a supplier’s status.
• Develop or modify standard operating procedures and work instructions to document the process.

Skills

Financial acumen

Electronics background

Interpersonal & communication skills

Leadership & presentation skills

Aerospace & Defense experience

Advanced negotiation

Spend management

Commodity strategy development

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Education

BA/BS in Supply Chain Management or Engineering

Master’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Saab, Inc. is seeking an Electronics Commodity Management Professional to lead strategic sourcing for electronics across North America and international needs.

The role emphasizes category strategy, supplier selection, spend analytics, and risk management to support defense, security, and manufacturing programs. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify future needs, manage supplier relationships, promote diversity in the supply base, and ensure compliance with procurement