Strategic Sourcing Leader - Engines, APU & Propulsion

ATSG; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services, with a focus on engines, APUs and propulsion. The Sr Manager will build enterprise category management across engines, APUs and propulsion, using analytics and responsible AI to reduce cost and improve supplier performance and aircraft availability.

The role leads a matrixed sourcing organization, negotiates major long-term agreements with OEMs and MROs, and partners with Finance and Operations to align sourcing with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including 5+ years in aerospace, airline MRO or aviation aftermarket.
• Proven category-management results involving aircraft engines, APUs, propulsion systems or high-value aviation assets.
• Success negotiating PBH, overhaul, engine leasing, component support or long-term maintenance agreements with OEMs and MRO providers.
• Working knowledge of FAA requirements, airworthiness documentation and AS9100/AS9120.
• Advanced data integration, financial and operational modeling, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Responsible use of AI and digital tools with validation, confidentiality, governance and human oversight.
• Experience leading and developing procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year strategies for aircraft engines, APUs, and propulsion components.
• Segment suppliers, build should-cost models, evaluate options and improve dispatch reliability.
• Lead competitive sourcing and negotiate service, overhaul, leasing and component agreements.
• Establish spare-engine and pooling strategies to support fleet availability.
• Report savings, cost avoidance and working-capital impacts to finance.
• Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance for alignment.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Aerospace

Negotiation

Data Analytics

AI in Procurement

Supplier Management

Team Leadership

Contract Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering

MBA or advanced degree

CPSM/CPM or similar certification

Tools

Spend analytics tools

Business intelligence

e-sourcing platforms

Contract analytics

AI-enabled procurement platforms

Job description

ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services, with a focus on engines, APUs and propulsion. The Sr Manager will build enterprise category management across engines, APUs and propulsion, using analytics and responsible AI to reduce cost and improve supplier performance and aircraft availability.

The role leads a matrixed sourcing organization, negotiates major long-term agreements with OEMs and MROs, and partners with Finance and Operations to align sourcing with