Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
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Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist building and managing U.S. manufacturing partner relationships for Fictiv. Ensuring quality, capacity, and cost-effective solutions while driving continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Build and manage manufacturing partner relationships
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new U.S.-based manufacturing partners
- Conduct on-site assessments of technical capability, capacity, and operational readiness
- Ensure suppliers align with Fictiv’s standards, goals, and long-term strategy
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with strategic manufacturing partners
- Serve as a primary point of contact for supplier performance and alignment
- Engage suppliers both in person and remotely to drive accountability and results
- Lead or support negotiations of Manufacturing Service Agreements
- Align suppliers on pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, and performance expectations
- Ensure agreements support scalability, quality, and long-term competitiveness
- Lead supplier development initiatives to improve quality, throughput, reliability, and technical capability
- Drive consistent supplier engagement and adherence to Fictiv standards and expectations
- Manage a strategically balanced domestic supplier portfolio
- Optimize spend allocation, capacity utilization, and capability coverage
- Analyze cost structures, utilization data, and performance metrics to drive efficiency and transparency
- Partner closely with Sales, Product Management, Quality, Costing/DFM, and Operations teams
- Conduct regular on-site visits to manufacturing partner facilities
- Assess real-world production constraints and opportunities
- Strengthen partnerships through direct, face-to-face collaboration
- Maintain consistent, scalable sourcing processes and documentation
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, or supplier development
- Hands-on experience working directly with domestic manufacturing suppliers, including on-site engagement
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, or additive manufacturing
- Proven success sourcing, qualifying, negotiating with, and developing manufacturing suppliers
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting cost models and operational data
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable operating autonomously
- Strong project management capability
- Ability to travel 25–50%, primarily within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Benefits:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Monthly virtual work stipend (internet, food, wellness, pet care, travel)
- Annual education stipend
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer days
- Full onboarding setup (standing desk, laptop, monitor, chair)
- Ergonomic and equipment stipend
- And more
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