Strategic Aerospace Sourcing Lead

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

Vision & dental coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking a Sourcing Specialist in Redondo Beach to manage supplier execution for hardware and services essential to spacecraft development. You will partner with engineering and manufacturing to balance cost, quality, and delivery while driving supplier performance improvements and risk mitigation.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in sourcing/procurement, ERP/MRP experience, and strong collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, supplier management, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing suppliers, purchase orders, RFQs, and procurement activities.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating supplier proposals and negotiating pricing, lead times, and other commercial terms.
• Demonstrated experience working with ERP, MRP, procurement, or inventory-management systems.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to interpret sourcing data and work effectively across engineering, quality, manufacturing, planning, finance, and program teams.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing, procurement, and supplier execution for assigned parts, suppliers, commodities, or projects from initial requirements through delivery.
• Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned suppliers and manage performance, capacity, cost, and contractual matters.
• Lead RFQs and supplier evaluations by assessing cost, lead time, technical capability, capacity, quality, and compliance.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum-order quantities, tooling arrangements, and other terms within sourcing strategies.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, planning, and program teams to source development and production hardware in support of program schedules.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Engineering to evaluate and qualify suppliers against technical, quality, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and lead recovery efforts when cost, quality, delivery, or responsiveness falls below expectations.
• Drive cost-reduction and value-improvement opportunities through competitive sourcing, cost analysis, demand consolidation, and supplier negotiations.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier data, resolve delivery and invoice issues, support sourcing-process improvements, and provide guidance to junior sourcing and purchasing team members.
• Travel to supplier locations as needed to support qualification, negotiations, production readiness, and performance recovery.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Supplier management

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

ERP

MRP

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking a Sourcing Specialist in Redondo Beach to manage supplier execution for hardware and services essential to spacecraft development. You will partner with engineering and manufacturing to balance cost, quality, and delivery while driving supplier performance improvements and risk mitigation.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in sourcing/procurement, ERP/MRP experience, and strong collaboration across cross-functional teams.