Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

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3 days ago Requisition

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager

Status: Full Time

Location: Morarity, NM

Reports To: CFO or CTO (TBD)

Sceye is a high-growth technology company, building the next generation of instant communications, imaging and remote sensing infrastructure through stratospheric platforms. Our lighter-than-air high-altitude platform systems (LTA HAPS) are capable of maintaining position over an operational area in the stratosphere (altitudes of 18 – 21km). They can carry multiple telecommunications, imaging and remote sensing payloads, providing unique functionality, cost, environmental and societal advantages.

Our customers & partners include some of the largest global telecommunications companies, infrastructure operators, climate researchers, civil and defense agencies. At Sceye, we aim high, and we want you to join us at the stratospheric edge of innovation. As part of our mission-driven team, you’ll contribute to building breakthrough technologies that are changing the way we connect and observe the world.

We are looking for individuals who bring not only deep expertise but also bold vision and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager leads the development of strategic supplier relationships, evaluates external technical capabilities and development plans, identifies new vendors and emerging technologies, obtains technical specifications and quotations, assesses lead times and supply risks, and drives sourcing strategies that strengthen supply chain continuity for both production and development programs. Through effective vendor management and the identification of new supplier capabilities, this role partners closely with Design and Engineering to help achieve strategic objectives, including optimizing supplier solutions for performance, weight, cost, quality, and schedule.

• Work closely with Sceye’s internal design, engineering, test and manufacturing teams to understand current and future technology roadmap and capability needs and serve as a thought partner to internal technical leaders
• Help shape and support the technology roadmap for Sceye's capabilities by proactively developing relationships with external vendors and identifying technologies and supplier capabilities that support future development needs
• Evaluate and catalogue third party capabilities and development plans
• Partner closely with Design, Engineering, Test, and Manufacturing teams to understand current and future technology roadmaps, capability needs, and technical requirements, serving as a strategic sourcing thought partner to internal technical leaders.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and develop relationships with new suppliers and technology partners that can support Sceye’s future product and development needs.
• Through strategic vendor management and new vendor identification, support Design and Engineering in achieving technical objectives, including improving performance relative to weight, reliability, efficiency, cost, and manufacturability.
• Monitor emerging supplier technologies and market capabilities and provide recommendations that help shape Sceye’s long-term technology and sourcing roadmap.
• Lead strategic sourcing of systems, sub-systems, components, materials, equipment, and services from domestic and international suppliers.
• Partner with Procurement to develop supplier recommendations, sourcing strategies, and supporting documentation.
• Own ongoing monitoring of supplier performance, delivery schedules, technical capability, and…