SR MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING LEAD- ENGINES, APU, & PROPULSION

Air Transport Services Group Inc; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Transport Services Group Inc (ATSG) seeks a Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Engines, APU & Propulsion to build enterprise category management across engines, APUs and propulsion components. You will leverage analytics and responsible AI to reduce cost, improve supplier performance and keep aircraft available and safe.

The role requires 10+ years in strategic sourcing, aerospace experience, and leadership of procurement teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 10+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including 5+ years in aerospace, airline MRO or aviation aftermarket.
• Proven category-management results involving engines, APUs or propulsion systems.
• Experience negotiating long-term maintenance and engine-related agreements.
• Working knowledge of FAA requirements and AS9100/AS9120.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year strategies for engines, APUs and propulsion categories.
• Lead supplier segmentation, should-cost modeling and make/buy/repair analyses.
• Negotiate PBH, overhaul, leasing and component-support agreements.
• Establish spare-engine and pooling strategies.
• Report savings and cost-avoidance with executive analyses.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Aerospace procurement

Data analytics

AI in procurement

Team leadership

Education

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

Job description

SR MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING LEAD- ENGINES, APU, & PROPULSION

Job Category: PURCHASING

Requisition Number: ATGST004965

• Posted : October 14, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Wilmington, OH 45177, USA

Description

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- Engines, APU & Propulsion will build and lead enterprise category management and strategic sourcing across ATSG’s engines, auxiliary power units (APUs), engine accessories and components, and propulsion categories. Leverage enterprise scale, advanced analytics and responsible AI to reduce total cost and working capital, improve supplier performance and supply resilience, and strengthen aircraft availability, reliability and turnaround without compromising safety or airworthiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year strategies for aircraft engines, including shop visits, LLPs, maintenance programs, leasing and spares; APUs; engine accessories and propulsion-related components; and nacelles, thrust reversers and propulsion structures.
• Segment suppliers, build should-cost models, evaluate make/buy/repair and alternative support options, and improve dispatch reliability, AOG exposure and asset utilization.
• Lead competitive sourcing and negotiate PBH, maintenance service, engine overhaul, repair management, leasing and component-support agreements.
• Negotiate price, escalation, turnaround, warranty, LLP treatment, performance guarantees, NTE and BER terms.
• Establish spare-engine, lease and pooling strategies.
• Leverage enterprise scale for fleet growth, engine transitions and major maintenance events.
• Manage supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs and corrective actions in partnership with Quality.
• Mitigate single-source, raw-material, supplier financial-health and capacity risks.
• Develop resilient strategic supplier partnerships.
• Maintain approved-supplier and applicable FAA Part 121/145, DoD/CRAF, ITAR and DFARS compliance.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance to align sourcing 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.
• 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 aircraft engines, APUs, propulsion systems or high-value aviation assets.
• Success negotiating PBH, overhaul, engine leasing, component support or long-term maintenance 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.
• 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.

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