Strategic Sourcing Lead: Electronics & A&D Components

Frontgrade Technologies; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401K Match

9x80 compressed schedule

Career growth

Tuition reimbursement

PTO and holidays

Paid family leave

Job summary

Frontgrade Technologies in Colorado Springs seeks a Strategic Sourcing Lead to own long‑term commodity strategy for electronics including CCAs, PWBs, and PCBs. You will develop multi‑year roadmaps, build preferred supplier portfolios, and drive total cost optimization in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and leadership to strengthen supply continuity, technology alignment, and supplier performance while leading LTAs, negotiations, and

Qualifications

• Six plus years in commodity strategies, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management for electronics manufacturing.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated industries.
• Ownership of electronic component portfolios with long-term commercial agreements across sites.
• Success building supplier networks and consolidation initiatives.
• Ability to balance cost, technology, risk, capacity, and quality in sourcing decisions.
• Proven ability to work independently and influence engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own commodity portfolios with strategy development, preferred supplier portfolio, and supplier performance management.
• Develop roadmaps informed by technology trends, market intelligence, and risks.
• Build and optimize a preferred supplier portfolio and conduct supplier segmentation.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, onboarding, and ongoing management.
• Drive strategic partnerships via LTAs, pricing frameworks, and capacity agreements.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives, should-cost analyses, and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, and Planning on sourcing decisions.
• Monitor markets, tech trends, capacity, and geopolitical developments to evolve strategies.
• Develop sourcing strategies for long product lifecycles and obsolescence mitigation.
• Track supplier performance via KPIs and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Commodity strategy

Supplier development

Category management

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Regulatory compliance

Independence

Engineering design influence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related

Job description

Frontgrade Technologies in Colorado Springs seeks a Strategic Sourcing Lead to own long‑term commodity strategy for electronics including CCAs, PWBs, and PCBs. You will develop multi‑year roadmaps, build preferred supplier portfolios, and drive total cost optimization in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and leadership to strengthen supply continuity, technology alignment, and supplier performance while leading LTAs, negotiations, and