Director of Strategic Sourcing

Location :
Azusa, CA

Salary : $167,000 — $262,000

Bonus : 25% of base

The Director of Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing the Company Aircraft’s strategic sourcing and supplier-management strategies to support business growth, operational performance, customer commitments, and long-term competitiveness.

This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier selection, contract negotiations, commodity planning, supplier performance improvement, cost-reduction efforts, and supply-chain risk mitigation across domestic and international operations. The Director partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, Procurement, Logistics, and other functions to ensure supplier capabilities support production requirements and strategic business objectives.

The successful candidate will be a strategic and hands‑on sourcing leader with strong aerospace or regulated‑manufacturing experience. This individual must be capable of developing supplier partnerships, improving supplier performance, reducing risk, achieving cost improvements, and building scalable sourcing processes.

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans aligned with company growth objectives, production requirements, customer commitments, and financial goals.
• Establish scalable sourcing processes, governance, and operating rhythms to support current and future business needs.
• Develop commodity strategies and sourcing roadmaps for critical materials, products, and services.
• Support multi‑site operations through standardized sourcing practices, supplier strategies, and performance‑management processes.
• Provide strategic recommendations regarding supplier selection, sourcing priorities, and supply‑base optimization.

• Lead supplier identification, qualification, selection, and onboarding activities in partnership with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Procurement.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships while ensuring cost competitiveness, capacity readiness, quality performance, and delivery reliability.
• Lead negotiations involving supplier agreements, commercial terms, pricing, capacity commitments, and risk‑mitigation requirements.
• Establish supplier performance‑management processes, including scorecards, business reviews, corrective‑action plans, and recovery strategies.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate, diversify, or otherwise optimize the supplier portfolio.

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Configuration Management, Procurement, and Logistics to support supplier readiness and material availability.
• Lead sourcing‑related risk‑mitigation activities, including supplier recovery, shortage resolution, long‑lead material planning, dual‑sourcing strategies, and business‑continuity planning.
• Support program execution through Production Readiness Reviews, S&OP activities, Integrated Product Team participation, and engineering‑change implementation.
• Incorporate sourcing and supplier considerations into make‑versus‑buy evaluations and other strategic business decisions.
• Monitor supplier capacity, financial stability, geopolitical exposure, regulatory risks, and other conditions that could affect business continuity.

• Develop sourcing strategies that support domestic and international suppliers and manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Logistics and Trade Compliance to address freight, import/export, customs, and material‑movement considerations during supplier‑selection and sourcing decisions.
• Support compliant sourcing practices within export‑controlled and regulated environments.
• Travel to supplier and manufacturing locations as needed to support negotiations, performance reviews, recovery plans, and strategic initiatives.

• Lead cost‑reduction initiatives, supplier‑productivity improvements, purchase‑price variance improvements, and sourcing‑related working‑capital opportunities.
• Establish sourcing and supplier‑performance metrics to improve…