Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Electronics (Starlink)

• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned category

• Forecast demand, evaluate capacity, and manage supply signals to adjust incoming material

• Track high risk components and supplier delivery performance

• Communicate clearly and rapidly to influence decisions of vendors and senior leadership

• Interpret engineering drawings and Bill of Materials (BOMs)

• Create sourcing strategies for all mechanical custom and Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) hardware

• Develop a preferred supplier network and leverage it to minimize cost and lead time for the fabrication and delivery of parts

• Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed and efficiency

• Manage outsource fabrication projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and manage vendor performance

• Perform onsite reviews of vendor capabilities

• Responsible for authoring of contract documents with the legal department

• Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations

• Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs

• Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, supply chain management, or engineering; or 5+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, supply chain management in lieu of a degree

• Experience with Material Resource Planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and with managing bill of materials, work orders, and purchase orders

• Experience with forecasting, demand planning, and lead time analysis

• Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs

• Strong track record for achieving results; must be able to reference wins and quantify impact

• Strong skills in data analysis using Excel, SQL and PowerBI

• Solid understanding of PCBA, SMT process, Clear to build

• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification, Six Sigma certification, or similar certifications

• Effective written and verbal communications skills, with strong ability to communicate to all levels of internal personnel

• Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations and across organizational boundaries. History of self-learning & application of newly learned tools & techniques

• Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs

• Position may require extended hours and/or weekend work when needed

• Position may require travel up to 30%

• This position is based in Redmond, WA and is 100% onsite

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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