Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead strategic sourcing teams responsible for category management, commodity strategies, supplier evaluations, and commercial sourcing activities across business areas.

- Establish functional priorities, operating plans, resource requirements, and performance expectations that support consistent sourcing execution and organizational objectives.

- Develop sourcing professionals through workforce planning, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.

- Develop sourcing strategies for critical commodities, technologies, and supplier categories based on enterprise demand, spend, market conditions, supplier capacity, and business requirements.

- Direct competitive sourcing activities involving requests for quotation/proposal (RFQ/RFP), supplier evaluations, source-selection recommendations, commercial negotiations, and long-term agreements.

- Guide make/buy analyses and sourcing decisions involving internal capabilities, supplier economics, cost, schedule, quality, capital investment, intellectual property, and scalability.

- Evaluate supplier capabilities, production capacity, quality performance, market conditions, and supply risks to determine sourcing priorities and mitigation approaches.

- Establish long-term sourcing arrangements, volume pricing, capacity reservations, and supply agreements that support demand forecasts, material availability, and business growth.

- Develop dual-source, second-source, localization, and alternative sourcing strategies to mitigate supply disruptions and reduce dependence on constrained or high-risk suppliers.

- Establish sourcing governance practices, category management standards, performance metrics, and reporting processes that support consistent sourcing decisions and execution.

- Partner with Procurement, Subcontracts, Supplier Management, Supplier Quality, and other functions to align sourcing strategies with supplier performance, purchase agreements, and operational requirements.

- Advance sourcing capabilities through process standardization, spend analysis, system enhancements, supplier market intelligence, and continuous improvement initiatives.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field with 9–11 years of related experience, Master's degree in a related field with 7–9 years of related experience, or PhD in a related field with 5–7 years of related experience 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, and procurement, with deep expertise in commodity strategies, supplier negotiations, and commercial sourcing practices.

- Comprehensive understanding of supplier economics, cost drivers, market an