Strategic Sourcing Manager, Aerospace & Tech

Optical Coating Laboratory, LLC; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions in the United States is seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing & Commodity Manager to drive supplier engagement, support technology roadmaps, and manage supplier relationships.

This role emphasizes government & aerospace compliance, cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and cost reduction through value engineering. Strong analytics, communication, and negotiation skills are essential to partner with engineering and operations across regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of sourcing, procurement, or commodity management experience.
• 3+ years supporting aerospace, defense, government, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating strategic supplier agreements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier engagement to support technology roadmaps and material innovation.
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Government & Aerospace Compliance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Supply Chain Risk Management
• Cost Reduction & Value Engineering
• Technical Sourcing
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Data Analytics & Business Reporting
• Project Management

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving

Excellent communication and executive

Negotiating supplier agreements

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power Query

XLOOKUP

INDEX/MATCH

Dashboard development

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

Job description

VIAVI Solutions in the United States is seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing & Commodity Manager to drive supplier engagement, support technology roadmaps, and manage supplier relationships.

This role emphasizes government & aerospace compliance, cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and cost reduction through value engineering. Strong analytics, communication, and negotiation skills are essential to partner with engineering and operations across regulated environments.