Innovation Sourcing Manager — Remote & Travel 20%

Trystar; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trystar is seeking an Innovation Sourcing Manager to sit inside Research, Development and Engineering and source partners, parts, and processes for new power-product ideas. You will own sourcing from concept through production readiness, including supplier discovery, RFQs, qualification, commercial terms, and BOM cost management.

You will work as a peer to Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Product Management, traveling ~20% annually.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical sourcing or NPD/NPI.
• Experience negotiating pricing and supplier agreements.
• Proven ability to work with Engineering, Quality, Operations and Product Management.

Responsibilities

• Identify and communicate sourcing risks early in the development cycle, at concept and through prototype, to drive mitigating designs, qualified alternates, and focused supplier development before the critical path locks.
• Align with Commodity / Category Managers and Enterprise Sourcing on supplier evaluation, selection, development, qualification, and a clean handoff from prototype into production ramp‑up, aligned to program milestones.
• Thoroughly vet and qualify new suppliers for quality, delivery, capability, and compliance, including components and processes with no established Trystar source.
• Own the RFQ and quoting process for new‑product and prototype buys: bid packages, capability assessment, source selection, and commercial negotiations to cost and lead‑time targets.
• Identify and develop new sources and technologies where existing supplier relationships do not yet exist. Evaluate capability, pricing, quality, and capacity with Category Managers and negotiate contracts that secure the best total value.
• Document and manage project sourcing strategies. Provide regular updates on sourcing status, material cost, supplier risk, and open issues so Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Product Management can make phase‑gate decisions.
• Track and manage quality, supply risk, material cost, response / lead time, and technology movement across the full device bill of material, new and legacy components, to support production readiness.
• Partner with Engineering on technical requirements, manufacturability, supplier capability, cost, lead time, quality, and supply risk, and run prototype‑to‑production sourcing so launches hit quality and schedule.
• Implement and keep current supplier commercial documents—NDAs/CDAs, MSAs, project or research agreements, and related terms, covering IP protection, supply conditions, and environmental and quality requirements.
• Support funds setup, invoice reconciliation, payments, and remittance reporting for early‑stage and new‑product buys.
• Improve technical sourcing process, BOM cost visibility, and project tracking using ERP and sourcing data (Epicor or equivalent), including make‑versus‑buy and outsourcing of internally made content when that is the right call.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier selection

RFQ management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or related field

Tools

Epicor

ERP systems

Job description

Trystar is seeking an Innovation Sourcing Manager to sit inside Research, Development and Engineering and source partners, parts, and processes for new power-product ideas. You will own sourcing from concept through production readiness, including supplier discovery, RFQs, qualification, commercial terms, and BOM cost management.

You will work as a peer to Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Product Management, traveling ~20% annually.