Strategic Sourcing Lead for Space Hardware

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to manage procurement of machined components for spacecraft systems. You will partner with engineering, production, and quality to source, evaluate, and manage suppliers, from RFQs through delivery, ensuring quality and on-time performance.

The role requires 2+ years in sourcing, travel up to 50%, and strong MES/ERP experience. Join a team with aerospace pedigree and space-focused manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or Finance.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience, ideally within space, aerospace, precision medical devices, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech/life sciences or similar.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Strategic sourcing of machined components or propulsion components.
• Experience translating engineering designs into demand and supply plans.
• Extensive experience using MES/ERP software.
• Highly adept relationship building and influencing skills, and the ability to interact and work effectively with many levels of personnel and suppliers.
• Detail-oriented and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own purchasing for machined components and similar commodities from quote stage to delivery.
• Send RFQs, place POs, run open order report meetings with key suppliers.
• Develop understanding of supplier capacity, lead times, and cost trends.
• Work closely with supply chain engineering to develop a preferred supplier network to minimize cost and lead time.
• Work closely with design engineering teams to understand upcoming design releases and part changes.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and negotiate pricing and lead times to meet mission milestones.
• Identify part supply constraints that may impact production schedule and create mitigation plans.
• Maintain part and planning master data to accurately reflect lead-times and stock levels.
• Support purchasing of various commodities and inventory operations as needed.

Skills

Machining parts sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Demand planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Business/Finance

Tools

MES/ERP software

MS Office Suite

SQL

Power BI

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to manage procurement of machined components for spacecraft systems. You will partner with engineering, production, and quality to source, evaluate, and manage suppliers, from RFQs through delivery, ensuring quality and on-time performance.

The role requires 2+ years in sourcing, travel up to 50%, and strong MES/ERP experience. Join a team with aerospace pedigree and space-focused manufacturing.