Director, Strategic Sourcing - Government Space Segment. Security Clearance

Position: Director, Strategic Sourcing - Government Space Segment. with Security Clearance
About us One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do As the Director of Government Space Segment Strategic Sourcing, you will lead the approaches to sourcing that power some of Viasat's most critical federal space initiatives. You will be responsible for ensuring that every component, subsystem, and supplier supporting our space programs meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, compliance, and performance. You will own the end-to-end sourcing strategy for our government space initiatives, developing long-range plans that ensure supply continuity, mission assurance, and cost competitiveness.

You'll work with the technical development group, project coordination, quality assurance, and contracts. You interpret sophisticated technical and mission requirements to develop supplier strategies. These strategies ensure programs stay on schedule and meet government regulations. In this role, you'll have the outstanding opportunity to harmonize strategies across governmental and private space domains. You will help build Viasat's broader enterprise space-sourcing strategy by bringing together shared suppliers, aligning technology roadmaps, and driving common processes.

This will unlock efficiencies across the portfolio. You will guide supplier selection, negotiate high-value agreements, and build deep strategic relationships with key industry partners. Your work ensures suppliers meet rigorous space-grade standards and deliver the reliability required for programs that often operate in zero-failure, critically important environments. Your ability to influence across functions and business segments will be critical as you guide teams toward aligned, data-driven sourcing decisions.

The day-to-day The Director of Strategic Sourcing for Government Space will lead all aspects of sourcing, supplier strategy, and initiatives related to federal aerospace projects. They will coordinate intimately with the Commercial Space segment to encourage alignment, grow scale, and drive innovation forward. Reporting to the Vice President who leads Government Supply Chain and Planning, this role provides critical leadership.

It ensures mission success for a highly complex, regulated space program. This role is responsible for developing and accomplishing sourcing strategies that ensure compliance, quality, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity for space-grade hardware, subsystems, and services. The Strategic Sourcing Director will serve as a key interface between Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Contracts, and executive leadership, translating engineering and operational needs into robust, executable supplier strategies.

What you'll need

Key Responsibilities
* Lead and complete strategic sourcing initiatives for all federal space initiatives, aligned with enterprise objectives and government compliance requirements
* Partner closely alongside the Commercial Space segment to harmonize sourcing strategies, leverage common suppliers, and capture cross-portfolio efficiencies
* Develop and implement category strategies for space-grade components, materials, and services, balancing cost, risk, performance, quality, and schedule

* Act as a primary sourcing advisor to the VP coordinating government logistics and planning, providing data-driven insights, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations
* Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting efforts, including high-value, high-complexity agreements

* Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships, including executive-level engagement, performance management, and risk control
* Collaborate alongside Engineering, Quality, and Program teams to ensure suppliers meet stringent space-grade quality, reliability, and regulatory requirements
* Prepare and deliver clear, concise presentations to executive leadership on sourcing strategy, supplier performance, cost optimization, and program risk

* Drive supplier innovation, continuous improvement, and cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining critical performance standards
* Support proposal activities and new program pursuits with sourcing strategies, cost models, and supplier assessments What will help you on the job
* 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management within space, aerospace, or similarly regulated industries

* Deep understanding of space applications, space-grade materials, hardware, and associated quality and reliability standards

* Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated success in complex, multi-year, and high-value supplier agreements

* Proven supplier management…