Strategic Sourcing Lead: Supplier Strategy & Cost Optimization

Power Probe Group Inc; Town of Charlotte (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Probe Group Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Lead to develop and execute sourcing strategies that support production requirements, growth, and cost objectives.

You will identify suppliers, lead negotiations, and manage supplier performance to ensure continuity and quality across the supply base. Collaborate with Purchasing, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to align sourcing with forecasted demand and new product introductions, while traveling up to 50% for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• Progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or a related supply chain function.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, evaluating, and qualifying suppliers within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills with experience managing supplier pricing, terms, and agreements.
• Ability to analyze supplier capability, cost, risk, lead time, capacity, and performance when making sourcing decisions.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives and priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% for supplier visits, audits, qualification activities, and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers capable of meeting quality, cost, delivery, capacity, and technical requirements.
• Conduct supplier site visits, assessments, and audits as part of supplier qualification, development, and ongoing performance management.
• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned with production volumes, forecasted demand, product roadmaps, and business objectives.
• Lead supplier negotiations for pricing, payment terms, lead times, commercial conditions, and long-term agreements.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and monitor performance across quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and capacity.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including single-source exposure, geopolitical and tariff risk, supplier capacity constraints, and long lead-time components.
• Develop alternate-source and contingency strategies to improve supply continuity and reduce business risk.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives through negotiation, supplier consolidation, alternate sourcing, value opportunities, and other strategic sourcing actions.
• Partner with Engineering/R&D during new product introduction to identify and source components early and support supplier readiness.
• Collaborate with Purchasing/Demand Planning to align sourcing strategies, supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, and commercial requirements with forecasted demand and inventory objectives.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing to address supplier-related quality, delivery, or technical issues and support corrective actions when required.
• Maintain sourcing documentation, supplier agreements, commercial information, and sourcing decisions in accordance with company requirements.
• Provide sourcing updates, supplier risks, cost-saving progress, and recommendations to the Director of Manufacturing & Supply Chain.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Business

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Power Probe Group Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Lead to develop and execute sourcing strategies that support production requirements, growth, and cost objectives.

You will identify suppliers, lead negotiations, and manage supplier performance to ensure continuity and quality across the supply base. Collaborate with Purchasing, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to align sourcing with forecasted demand and new product introductions, while traveling up to 50% for