NPD Sourcing Leader — Supplier Strategy & PM Partner

Array-Technologies-2; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Array Technologies, Inc. is seeking a New Product Development Sourcing Leader to drive supplier selection, onboarding, and NDA handling for new products.

You will work closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Quality to ensure manufacturability and timely part readiness. The role requires 3–5 years in project management with procurement or supply chain, ERP or scheduling tool experience, and strong negotiation and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 3–5 years of project management including procurement or supply chain.
• Time management, scheduling, and supplier selection and relations experience.
• Experience using an ERP and scheduling system.
• Experience in handling the bidding process and cost negotiations.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, detailed orientation, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing of new suppliers to support new products, initiate them in Approved Vendor List, obtain NDAs, and negotiation of terms and conditions.
• Assist engineering in obtaining prototype parts.
• Manage process of sending out RFQs, performing bid clarifications with suppliers, and providing bid tabs.
• Coordinate communications between suppliers, engineering, and quality to confirm parts are designed for manufacturability.
• Manage supplier(s) through tooling and qualification of new parts.
• Manage cut-in of new parts with coordination between engineering, sales, product management, inventory, finance, and procurement.
• Coordinate roll-out of engineering changes of existing parts to suppliers, including obtaining updated pricing, managing issuance new drawings, monitoring status of qualification of parts, and managing cut-in of revised parts.
• Perform other duties and functions as assigned.

Skills

Time management

Project management

Supplier relations

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Array Technologies, Inc. is seeking a New Product Development Sourcing Leader to drive supplier selection, onboarding, and NDA handling for new products.

You will work closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Quality to ensure manufacturability and timely part readiness. The role requires 3–5 years in project management with procurement or supply chain, ERP or scheduling tool experience, and strong negotiation and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment.