Strategic Sourcing Specialist — Hybrid, Global Suppliers

Sigma Design Inc; Camas (WA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Quarterly bonus

PTO 15 days

9 company paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term 

disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Sigma Design is hiring a Sourcing Specialist to identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers for outsourced parts and components. You will partner with Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing to ensure suppliers meet technical, cost, and delivery requirements.

The role requires 5+ years in sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and experience with ERP systems. Hybrid work with 20-30% travel to suppliers and customers is expected.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, supplier management, manufacturing procurement, or fabrication outsourcing required.
• Experience sourcing custom or engineered components in a manufacturing, engineering, or project-driven environment required.
• Experience using ERP or procurement systems required; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Knowledge of supplier sourcing, RFQ development, quote analysis, negotiation, vendor qualification, and supplier-performance management.

Responsibilities

• Source suppliers for COTS items, engineered components, fabricated parts, and outsourced services based on project and operational requirements.
• Review drawings, specifications, Bills of Materials, quantities, revisions, required dates, and supporting documentation before releasing sourcing packages.
• Prepare and issue requests for quotation, evaluate supplier responses, and recommend awards based on capability, quality, lead time, cost, capacity, compliance, and commercial terms.
• Identify alternate sourcing options and collaborate with Engineering and project stakeholders to resolve incomplete requirements, manufacturability concerns, or supplier capability gaps.
• Coordinate outsourced fabrication requirements with approved vendors, including technical documentation, requested completion dates, inspection needs, and project-specific instructions.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, and other commercial conditions while maintaining required quality and delivery standards.
• Initiate or support purchase orders and maintain accurate supplier commitments, pricing, lead times, and required dates in the ERP system.
• Monitor outsourced parts throughout the production cycle, obtain status updates, identify delivery risks, and communicate issues to affected stakeholders.
• Coordinate with suppliers, Engineering, and Quality to resolve technical questions, nonconforming material, rework, inspection findings, and documentation deficiencies.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with approved suppliers while holding vendors accountable for quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• Evaluate and qualify potential suppliers based on manufacturing capability, capacity, quality systems, service, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Maintain supplier records, capabilities, quotations, qualification documentation, agreements, and sourcing decisions.
• Track vendor performance using quality, delivery, cost, and service information; support corrective actions and supplier-development activities when performance falls below expectations.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities, supplier consolidation opportunities, alternate manufacturing methods, and sourcing-process improvements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Documentation accuracy

Education

Associate's degree in SCM or related field

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

RFQ development

Job description

Sigma Design is hiring a Sourcing Specialist to identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers for outsourced parts and components. You will partner with Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Operations, and Purchasing to ensure suppliers meet technical, cost, and delivery requirements.

The role requires 5+ years in sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and experience with ERP systems. Hybrid work with 20-30% travel to suppliers and customers is expected.