Strategic Sourcing Specialist – Space & Aerospace Programs

United States Digital Space LLC; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

the company in Starbase, TX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to lead capital sourcing, optimize supplier relationships, and drive cost reductions across categories. This high-impact role supports aggressive growth targets and multi-planetary supply chain goals.

Based onsite in Starbase, you will negotiate contracts, oversee make-vs-buy decisions, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain compliance across programs while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, or contracting, or 4+ years in the same areas.
• Experience in sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Ability to manage production planning and master scheduling activities.

Responsibilities

• Create capital sourcing strategies to reduce risk and improve cost targets.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships to optimize products and services.
• Maintain continuous cost reduction programs.
• Communicate and drive compliance to category strategies.
• Evaluate suppliers for capability, quality, reliability and price.
• Conduct supplier analysis to plan strategic sourcing and continuity.
• Execute purchasing transactions and issue orders.
• Identify and lead cost-reduction projects with stakeholders.
• Act as market intelligence provider on categories and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in supplier quality, service levels, and lead times.
• Benchmark performance metrics against budget monthly.
• Drive make-vs-buy decisions across the product lifecycle.
• Execute RFIs/RFPs and negotiate contracts.

Skills

Supply chain

Purchasing

Contract negotiation

Engineering

Operations management

Material cost control

Master production scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

the company in Starbase, TX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to lead capital sourcing, optimize supplier relationships, and drive cost reductions across categories. This high-impact role supports aggressive growth targets and multi-planetary supply chain goals.

Based onsite in Starbase, you will negotiate contracts, oversee make-vs-buy decisions, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain compliance across programs while coordinating with cross-functional teams.