Strategic Sourcing Lead - Aerospace Structures & Mechanics

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

Job summary

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. seeks a Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Structures & Mechanicals to build and lead enterprise category management across aerostructures, interiors, hardware, rotable components, wheels, brakes, landing gear and fluid conveyance.

Leverage analytics and responsible AI to cut cost, improve supplier resilience and aircraft availability. You will partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Fleet Planning and Finance to deliver savings, compliance and supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field.
• 2) 10+ years in strategic sourcing or procurement with aerospace, airline MRO or aviation aftermarket.
• 3) Proven category-management results across relevant aviation assets.
• 4) Negotiation of CPL, PBH, exchange, pooling, repair, overhaul, distribution or long-term OEM/MRO support agreements.
• 5) Working knowledge of FAA requirements, airworthiness documentation and AS9100/AS9120.
• 6) Advanced data integration, financial and operational modeling, and scenario analysis.
• 7) Responsible use of AI and digital tools with validation, confidentiality and human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies across aerostructures; interiors and cabin equipment; hardware; rotable non-flight-control mechanical components; wheels, brakes and landing gear; and fluid conveyance.
• Segment suppliers, build should-cost models, evaluate make/buy/repair and alternative sourcing options, and improve reliability, AOG exposure and maintenance economics.
• Lead competitive sourcing and negotiate long-term PBH, CPL, exchange, pooling, repair, overhaul, distribution and component-support agreements.
• Negotiate price, escalation, turnaround, warranty, NTE and BER terms.
• Structure landing-gear and inventory programs, including VMI, consignment and kitting; and consolidate enterprise spend.
• Manage supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs and corrective actions in partnership with Quality.
• Mitigate single-source, raw-material, financial and capacity risks.
• Build resilient supplier partnerships.
• Maintain approved-supplier and applicable FAA, DoD/CRAF, ITAR and DFARS compliance.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance.
• Develop finance-validated savings and working-capital reporting, executive business cases and decision-ready analyses linking cost, reliability and risk.
• Apply advanced analytics and responsibly governed AI to market intelligence, sourcing and supplier management.
• Lead and develop a matrixed sourcing organization.
• Coach category managers and buyers.
• Establish repeatable sourcing processes, playbooks and practical adoption of analytics and digital procurement tools with human oversight and data protection.

Skills

Strategic sourcing leadership

Aerospace procurement

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled procurement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain

Tools

ERP systems

Spend analytics tools

Job description

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. seeks a Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Structures & Mechanicals to build and lead enterprise category management across aerostructures, interiors, hardware, rotable components, wheels, brakes, landing gear and fluid conveyance.

Leverage analytics and responsible AI to cut cost, improve supplier resilience and aircraft availability. You will partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Fleet Planning and Finance to deliver savings, compliance and supplier