Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Air Squared Manufacturing, Inc. is an OEM manufacturer of scroll type compressors, vacuum pumps and expanders for the medical, aerospace, fuel cell and power generation industries. Air Squared offers exciting career opportunities working on projects including NASA MOXIE, Leading Electric and Autonomous Vehicle OEM, DOE Clean Energy initiatives ranging from nuclear fusion and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-e), and other cutting-edge projects.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $125,000 / year, based on qualifications and experience

Company Benefits include:

• Health Insurance through Cigna (optional HSA plan with $10 per pay period matching)
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance, paid by employer
• Group and voluntary life insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Safety shoe allowance
• 3-weeks PTO accrual and paid holidays
• Parental Leave
• Educational reimbursement

Company Perks include:

• Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
• Catered company lunches on a quarterly basis
• Company Summer picnic for employees and their families
• Department activities budget
• Company Happy Hours, Trivia night and more
• Casual dress code
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Recognition Awards

Strategic Sourcing Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Manage all suppliers onboarding for new product launches
• Manage early project buying activities until transition to serial production
• Develop and implement cost reduction strategies and projects for the best possible TCO.
• Participate in qualifying new suppliers and identifying alternate sources of supply.
• Maintain spending and savings metrics.
• Lead RFP/RFI, reverse auctions and other sourcing events.
• Lead Contract development and Contract negotiations.
• Review critical/strategic Purchase Orders for contract compliance.
• Perform contract reviews and participate in business reviews.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, benchmarking, and forecasting.
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques.
• Develop strategic and preferred suppliers, collaborating with Procurement and other stakeholders to manage supplier relationships.
• Develop and implement sourcing procedures.
• Crosstrain and provide support to other Supply Chain personnel.

Strategic Sourcing Specialist Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or related field (preferred)
• 4 years+ experience in a sourcing role (required) in an ISO Certified manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Experience with planning and buying (preferred)
• Experience with Automotive Sourcing and PPAP process (preferred)
• Must be highly proficient in utilizing ERP Systems (Global Shop – preferred)
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with team members and suppliers
• Negotiation skills to work with suppliers and make better deals for the company (required)
• Must demonstrate strong PC and MS Office suite skills with an intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Excel (required)

Location: Thornton, Colorado