Job Description
100% Remote
Pay: $73.34-$75.86/hour W2 only
Duration:11 months with extensions based on client need and performance.
Description:
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist for NPI owns sourcing strategy and supplier execution across all NPI phases. This role ensures that materials, suppliers, cost models, and risk controls mature in sync with engineering builds and program milestones. You will drive supplier engagement from early design through mass-production readiness.
Core Responsibilities Aligned to NPI Cycles
· Early Supplier Engagement — Identify capable suppliers for new technologies and materials.
· Should-Cost Modeling — Build early cost models to influence design decisions.
· Prototype Sourcing — Execute quick-turn RFQs for low-volume prototype parts.
· Design-for-Supply-Chain Input — Provide manufacturability, lead-time, and cost feedback to engineering.
· RFQ & Quotation Analysis — Run structured RFQs for EVT volumes and validate supplier cost breakdowns.
· Supplier Capability Assessment — Confirm process capability, tooling needs, and technology maturity.
· Risk Identification — Map long-lead items, single-source risks, and capacity constraints.
Supplier Qualification — Drive audits, PPAP/APQP readiness, and quality approvals.
· Tooling & NRE Management — Negotiate and track tooling, fixtures, and NRE deliverables.
· Cost Maturity — Push suppliers toward target cost through negotiation and design refinement.
· Material Readiness — Ensure suppliers can support DVT build quantities and timelines.
· Production Readiness — Validate supplier capacity, yield, and process stability.
· Contract Finalization — Lock in pricing, LTAs, and supply agreements.
· Ramp Readiness — Confirm supply chain can support pilot and early mass production.
· Logistics & Lead Time Optimization — Finalize shipping modes, buffers, and safety stock.
· Cost Reduction Roadmap — Drive VAVE, re-sourcing, and continuous improvement.
· Supplier Performance Management — Monitor KPIs, scorecards, and corrective actions.
· Sustaining Sourcing Support — Manage ECOs, re-quotes, and supply continuity.
Required Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field. is required.
· 3–5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or NPI supply chain is required.
· 3+ years of experience procuring server hardware for NPI is required.
· Strong understanding of EVT/DVT/PVT (Engineering Validation Testing, Design Validation Testing, and Production Validation Testing) cycles is required.
· Must be able to run RFQs, complete cost modeling, and manage supplier negotiations.
Preferred Qualifications
· Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, ISO9001, or similar quality frameworks.
· Global sourcing experience (Asia/EU/Mexico).
· Certifications: CPSM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma.
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Pay: $73.34-$75.86/hour W2 only
Duration:11 months with extensions based on client need and performance.
Description:
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist for NPI owns sourcing strategy and supplier execution across all NPI phases. This role ensures that materials, suppliers, cost models, and risk controls mature in sync with engineering builds and program milestones. You will drive supplier engagement from early design through mass-production readiness.
Core Responsibilities Aligned to NPI Cycles
· Early Supplier Engagement — Identify capable suppliers for new technologies and materials.
· Should-Cost Modeling — Build early cost models to influence design decisions.
· Prototype Sourcing — Execute quick-turn RFQs for low-volume prototype parts.
· Design-for-Supply-Chain Input — Provide manufacturability, lead-time, and cost feedback to engineering.
· RFQ & Quotation Analysis — Run structured RFQs for EVT volumes and validate supplier cost breakdowns.
· Supplier Capability Assessment — Confirm process capability, tooling needs, and technology maturity.
· Risk Identification — Map long-lead items, single-source risks, and capacity constraints.
Supplier Qualification — Drive audits, PPAP/APQP readiness, and quality approvals.
· Tooling & NRE Management — Negotiate and track tooling, fixtures, and NRE deliverables.
· Cost Maturity — Push suppliers toward target cost through negotiation and design refinement.
· Material Readiness — Ensure suppliers can support DVT build quantities and timelines.
· Production Readiness — Validate supplier capacity, yield, and process stability.
· Contract Finalization — Lock in pricing, LTAs, and supply agreements.
· Ramp Readiness — Confirm supply chain can support pilot and early mass production.
· Logistics & Lead Time Optimization — Finalize shipping modes, buffers, and safety stock.
· Cost Reduction Roadmap — Drive VAVE, re-sourcing, and continuous improvement.
· Supplier Performance Management — Monitor KPIs, scorecards, and corrective actions.
· Sustaining Sourcing Support — Manage ECOs, re-quotes, and supply continuity.
Required Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field. is required.
· 3–5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or NPI supply chain is required.
· 3+ years of experience procuring server hardware for NPI is required.
· Strong understanding of EVT/DVT/PVT (Engineering Validation Testing, Design Validation Testing, and Production Validation Testing) cycles is required.
· Must be able to run RFQs, complete cost modeling, and manage supplier negotiations.
Preferred Qualifications
· Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, ISO9001, or similar quality frameworks.
· Global sourcing experience (Asia/EU/Mexico).
· Certifications: CPSM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Remote, CA (Remote) |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $73.34–$75.86 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.
Skills
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)unmatched
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)unmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cost Engineeringunmatched
- Cost Modelingunmatched
- ISO 9001unmatched
- Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Mass Productionunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Process Capabilityunmatched
- Procurement Strategyunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
- Prototypingunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Scorecardingunmatched
- Server Hardwareunmatched
- Sourcing Strategyunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Test Designunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Validation Testingunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Quality Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Sourcingunmatched
- eCosunmatched
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