Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It s a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Position Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for developing and executing enterprise-level sourcing strategies, structuring complex supplier agreements, and driving long-term value through disciplined contract frameworks. This role serves as the primary architect of supplier engagement models—leading the creation and negotiation of Statements of Work (SOWs), Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), and Master Service Agreements (MSAs) that de-fine performance, pricing, and operational expectations across critical supply chain categories.

Operating at the intersection of commercial strategy, technical requirements, and supplier capability, this role partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and executive leadership to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, enhance supplier capabilities, and streamline the supply base. The Strategic Sourcing Manager is accountable for shaping supplier relationships that deliver sustained cost efficiency, performance reliability, and long-term operational readiness across the enterprise.

What You ll Do

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for critical aerospace systems, repair services, and technical categories aligned to enterprise objectives and fleet sustainment needs
• Define supplier segmentation strategies (strategic, preferred, transactional) and align engagement models accordingly
• Lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives that balance cost, performance, risk, and long-term sustainability
• Identify and develop strategic supplier partnerships to expand capabilities and reduce single-source dependencies
• Contracting, SOW Development & Negotiation
• Lead the development and negotiation of complex Statements of Work (SOWs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs), and Long-Term Agreements (LTAs)
• Structure agreements to include:
• Clearly defined scopes of work (repair, engineering, services)
• Performance-based SLAs and KPIs
• Pricing models (fixed, variable, cost transparency, volume incentives)
• Obsolescence and sustainment provisions
• Risk allocation, escalation paths, and governance frameworks
• Drive negotiations to optimize total value, including cost, turnaround time (TAT), quality, and supplier responsiveness
• Ensure alignment with Metrea Terms & Conditions and regulatory requirements (FAR/DFARS where applicable)
• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management
• Establish and govern supplier performance frameworks, including KPIs, scorecards, and reporting cadences
• Lead supplier business reviews…