Strategic Sourcing Lead (NPI/Production) – Equity Eligible

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Technologies is seeking a Global Supply Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier execution for key product families from early development through production. You will partner across Engineering, Product Development, Supplier Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Finance, and Operations to ensure we have the right suppliers, commercial terms, and the capability to scale.

You will drive supplier selection, manage supplier relationships, and lead cost-down initiatives to support rapid drone

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in strategic sourcing, global supply management, supply chain program management, or a closely related role.
• Experience supporting NPI programs, prototype builds, production ramps, or fast-changing product-development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to select suppliers, run RFx/RFQ processes, negotiate commercial terms, and manage supplier relationships.
• Experience with supplier risk reduction, including sole-source mitigation, lead-time reduction, cost-down execution, and contract improvements.
• Ability to partner directly with Engineering, Product Development, Supplier Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Finance, and Operations.
• Strong commercial judgment, negotiation skills, analytical ability, and comfort using data to support supplier decisions.
• Experience maintaining supplier or item master data such as preferred suppliers, lead times, pricing, commodity classifications, or approved supplier lists.
• Ability to operate with urgency in an ambiguous, hardware-focused environment where requirements may change quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy for assigned product families, including NPI supply chain program management from concept through prototype builds, LRIP, and high-rate production.
• Drive supplier selection for new products and long-term strategic needs, including RFXs, commercial analysis, supplier recommendations, and award decisions.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Development to support part-specific sourcing, prototype build purchasing needs, DFM opportunities, and supplier readiness for development and production builds.
• Track NPI material required dates, supplier lead times, release dependencies, and sourcing risks to keep development builds on schedule.
• Own commercial cost-down initiatives in partnership with Engineering, including cost modeling, supplier negotiation, alternate sourcing, and contract improvements.
• Partner with Supplier Quality Engineers to assess supplier capability and capacity, maintain supplier categorization, and support approved supplier list governance.
• Manage supplier relationships, run supplier QBRs, review supplier scorecards, and escalate commercial and supply issues.
• Negotiate MSAs, LTAs, favorable payment terms, cancellation clauses, tiered pricing, and other commercial agreements to improve cost and continuity.
• Maintain accurate item master data, including preferred suppliers, lead times, unit prices, and commodity assignments.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Global supply management

NPI programs

Supplier negotiation

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier risk management

Supplier/master data maintenance

Tools

Supplier scorecards

QBRs

ASLs

Job description

Neros Technologies is seeking a Global Supply Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier execution for key product families from early development through production. You will partner across Engineering, Product Development, Supplier Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Finance, and Operations to ensure we have the right suppliers, commercial terms, and the capability to scale.

You will drive supplier selection, manage supplier relationships, and lead cost-down initiatives to support rapid drone