SR MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING LEAD- AVIONICS & SYSTEMS

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) is seeking a Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Avionics & Systems to lead enterprise category management across avionics, electrical systems, cockpit and environmental components.

The role focuses on reducing total cost, improving supplier performance and ensuring airworthiness while leveraging advanced analytics and responsible AI. You will collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance to influence sourcing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field; aerospace/aviation experience preferred.
• 10+ years in strategic sourcing or procurement, with 5+ years in aerospace or aviation aftermarket.
• Proven category-management results in avionics, electrical, flight/aircraft systems, or similar.
• Experience negotiating component support, repair management, PBH or long-term agreements with OEMs/MROs.

Responsibilities

• Develop multi-year strategies for avionics, cockpit systems, and related components.
• Lead supplier segmentation, should-cost models, and sourcing options with Engineering.
• Negotiate repair management, exchange, pooling, and long-term maintenance contracts.
• Drive supplier performance through scorecards, QBRs and corrective actions with Quality.
• Ensure FAA Part 121/145, DoD/CRAF, ITAR and DFARS compliance in supplier networks.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align sourcing with fleet reliability and budgets.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Aerospace procurement

Data analytics

AI governance

Supplier management

Negotiation

Project leadership

Education

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

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Company Overview

ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services.

Company Overview

ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services.

Our customers are domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. We, through our leasing and airline subsidiaries, are the world's largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft.

Through our principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, we provide aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services.

Position Summary

The Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Avionics & Systems will build and lead enterprise category management and strategic sourcing across ATSG’s avionics, electrical, aircraft control and monitoring, pneumatic, environmental, and related aircraft systems. Leverage enterprise scale, advanced analytics and responsible AI to reduce total cost and working capital, improve supplier performance and supply resilience, and strengthen aircraft reliability, dispatch performance and turnaround without compromising safety or airworthiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year strategies for avionics and cockpit systems; electrical generation, distribution and LRUs; flight control and aircraft monitoring systems; and pneumatic, environmental and related components.
• Segment suppliers, build should-cost models, evaluate make/buy/repair and alternative sourcing options with Engineering, and improve dispatch reliability, AOG exposure and maintenance economics
• Lead competitive sourcing and negotiate repair management, exchange, pooling, component support, PBH and long-term maintenance agreements.
• Negotiate price, escalation, turnaround, warranty, NTE and BER terms.
• Support fleet growth, avionics modernization, flight-control support and major maintenance events; and balance owned, leased and exchange rotable assets while leveraging enterprise scale.
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards, QBRs and corrective action with Quality.
• Mitigate single-source dependencies, electronic-component availability constraints, supplier financial-health and repair-capacity risks.
• Develop resilient strategic supplier partnerships.
• Maintain approved-supplier controls and applicable FAA Part 121/145, DoD/CRAF, ITAR and DFARS compliance.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance to align sourcing decisions with fleet reliability and budgets.
• Report finance-validated savings, cost avoidance and working-capital impact.
• Prepare executive business cases and decision-ready analyses linking cost, reliability and risk; and apply advanced analytics and responsibly governed AI to sourcing and supplier management.
• Lead and develop a matrixed sourcing organization.
• Coach category managers and buyers.
• Establish repeatable sourcing processes and playbooks.
• Champion practical adoption of analytics, AI and digital procurement tools with appropriate validation, human oversight, governance and data protection.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including 5+ years in aerospace, airline MRO or aviation aftermarket.
• Proven category-management results involving avionics, electrical systems, flight controls, aircraft systems or other highly technical aerospace categories.
• Success negotiating component support, repair management, PBH or long-term support agreements with OEMs and MRO providers.
• Working knowledge of FAA requirements, airworthiness documentation and AS9100/AS9120.
• Advanced data integration, financial and operational modeling, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Responsible use of AI and digital tools with validation, confidentiality, governance and human oversight; and experience leading and developing procurement teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree.
• CPSM, CPM or similar certification.
• Airline or cargo carrier experience, particularly with 767, 757, A321 or A330 freighter platforms.
• PMA, DER repair, USM and rotable-pool experience.
• P2F conversion or government/military contracting experience.
• Experience with spend analytics, business intelligence, e‑sourcing, contract analytics, supplier intelligence or AI‑enabled procurement platforms.