Senior Strategic Sourcing Leader — Global High-Tech

AOI; Sugar Land (TX); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) employer matching

Generous PTO

Relocation package

Immigration sponsorships

Résumé du poste

AOI in Sugar Land, Texas seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead end-to-end sourcing across optical transceivers, wafers, telecom hardware, and related components. You will develop category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive TCO improvements while ensuring supply continuity and quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in strategic sourcing, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and experience with global suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years strategic sourcing experience in high-tech/manufacturing.
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and negotiating complex agreements.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with global suppliers and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) mindset.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Risk management and decision making under uncertainty.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management.
• Data-driven problem solving.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business objectives and technology roadmaps.
• Lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes, including RFQ/RFP execution, bid analysis, and supplier selection.
• Sourcing across direct materials, CAPEX, indirect procurement, and facilities/infrastructure projects.
• Conduct should-cost modeling, benchmarking, and TCO analyses to identify savings opportunities.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks through dual-sourcing and supply diversification strategies.
• Monitor market dynamics, cost drivers, and capacity trends to inform sourcing decisions.
• Assess supply impacts from geopolitical, macroeconomic, or operational disruptions.
• Maintain sourcing data, dashboards, and reporting for leadership visibility.
• Lead complex price and contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Review and negotiate Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), including liability, IP, warranty, and service levels.
• Ensure contracts align with regulatory, tax, and tariff considerations.
• Drive contract lifecycle management and compliance monitoring.
• Support escalation management, including RMA and commercial disputes.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers and executive counterparts.
• Establish and track supplier KPIs (cost, quality, delivery, technology, sustainability).
• Conduct quarterly and annual business reviews (QBRs/ABRs).
• Drive supplier performance improvement and continuous cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure suppliers meet technical, quality, ESG, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage supplier onboarding, NDA compliance, and documentation.
• Partner with engineering, SC operations, PM, finance, quality teams.
• Lead stakeholder alignment on sourcing decisions and trade-offs.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support make-vs-buy and design decisions.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) sourcing and ramp planning.
• Track industry trends, capacity outlooks, and supplier financial health.
• Monitor tariffs, trade regulations, and geopolitical risks impacting supply.
• Develop contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular market intelligence updates to leadership.

Connaissances

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Data analysis

Supplier relationship management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Executive communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Business or a related field

Description du poste

AOI in Sugar Land, Texas seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead end-to-end sourcing across optical transceivers, wafers, telecom hardware, and related components. You will develop category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive TCO improvements while ensuring supply continuity and quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in strategic sourcing, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and experience with global suppliers.