Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Aerospace)

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; onsite

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Lead strategic sourcing teams across category management, commodity strategies, supplier evaluations, and commercial sourcing.
• Set functional priorities, operating plans, resources, performance expectations, and sourcing governance standards.
• Develop sourcing professionals through workforce planning, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
• Create sourcing strategies based on enterprise demand, spend, market conditions, supplier capacity, and business requirements.
• Direct RFQ/RFP processes, supplier evaluations, source selections, commercial negotiations, and long-term agreements.
• Manage make/buy analyses, dual-source and alternative sourcing strategies, supplier risks, capacity, supply continuity, and continuous improvement with cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, conditional residence, asylee or refugee status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations is required under U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field with 9–11 years of related experience; or a related master's degree with 7–9 years; or a related PhD with 5–7 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, commodity management, supplier management, or a related supply chain discipline.
• 2–5 years of leadership or management experience leading strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or related supply chain professionals.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, commodity strategies, supplier negotiations, and commercial sourcing practices.
• Understanding of supplier economics, cost drivers, market analysis, total cost of ownership, capacity planning, and commercial sourcing requirements.
• Experience with competitive sourcing, supplier evaluations, complex negotiations, long-term agreements, source-selection methodologies, and supply chain risk management across multiple commodities and business functions.
• Proficiency in make/buy analysis, dual-source strategies, supplier capacity management, international sourcing, and supply continuity practices.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with ERP/MRP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, or Acumatica; strategic sourcing and procurement applications such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or JAGGAER; project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira; and reporting or data analysis tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company stock options.
• Benefits include health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.
• Cross-functional, hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work environment.
• Equal Opportunity employment practices apply.
• Unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms are not accepted.