Strategic Sourcing Lead: Global Supply & Negotiations

Airbus Ventures; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 201,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead category strategies, supplier evaluations, and long-term sourcing arrangements across complex programs. The role partners with Planning, Procurement, Subcontracts, Supplier Management, Engineering, and Finance to optimize cost, capacity, and continuity.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier economics, and commercial negotiations, with strong leadership and analytics skills, preferably

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with extensive experience in strategic sourcing and procurement.
• 7–11 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or related field.
• Advanced knowledge of sourcing, category management, and negotiations.
• Experience leading teams and developing sourcing strategies across multiple commodities.
• Strong understanding of supplier economics, TCO, and market analysis.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, etc.).
• Familiarity with supplier management, spend analytics, and procurement tools (Ariba, Coupa, JAGGAER).
• Experience with project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira).
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive cost improvements.
• Experience in international sourcing and supply continuity planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing teams across categories and supplier evaluations.
• Set functional priorities, operating plans, and performance expectations.
• Develop sourcing professionals through coaching and succession planning.
• Develop sourcing strategies for critical commodities and supplier categories.
• Direct RFQ/RFP processes and long-term agreements.
• Guide make/buy analyses and sourcing decisions across internal/external capabilities.
• Evaluate supplier capacity, quality, and risks to set priorities.
• Establish long-term arrangements, pricing, and capacity reservations.
• Develop dual-source and localization strategies to mitigate disruptions.
• Establish governance, metrics, and reporting for sourcing decisions.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Subcontracts, Supplier Management and other functions.
• Advance sourcing capabilities through standardization and analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier negotiations

Make/buy analysis

ERP and MRP

Power BI

MS Office

Project management

International sourcing

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

Acumatica

SAP Ariba

Coupa

JAGGAER

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Project

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead category strategies, supplier evaluations, and long-term sourcing arrangements across complex programs. The role partners with Planning, Procurement, Subcontracts, Supplier Management, Engineering, and Finance to optimize cost, capacity, and continuity.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier economics, and commercial negotiations, with strong leadership and analytics skills, preferably