Strategic Sourcing Manager

LeoLabs, Inc.•Menlo Park, CA

8d•$165,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

LeoLabs is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager to build and execute strategies for sourcing critical technologies, components, subassemblies, equipment, and services supporting advanced radar and sensing systems. This role will establish the supplier and commercial foundation needed to support development, production readiness, deployment, and long-term supply chain resilience. As part of the Radar Supply Chain organization, this role will partner early with Engineering, Manufacturing, Legal, Finance, Security, and Supply Chain to evaluate supply markets, assess supplier capabilities, translate technical and program requirements into sourcing strategies, and negotiate agreements that improve availability, cost, quality, scalability, and risk posture. The ideal candidate has deep strategic sourcing experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, RF, space, or advanced manufacturing environments and is comfortable operating in complex, low-volume, high-reliability hardware programs. They should also bring a strong background in identifying, qualifying, onboarding, and sourcing from suppliers that meet U.S. Government contracting and compliance requirements, along with demonstrated experience managing and developing sourcing or procurement professionals. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Menlo Park, CA.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, procurement, or supply chain supporting technically complex hardware programs.
Experience developing sourcing strategies, leading RFQ/RFP processes, evaluating suppliers, and negotiating commercial agreements.
Demonstrated experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or programs, either within a government agency or in the private sector, with working knowledge of applicable supply chain compliance requirements, contract flow-downs, and supplier obligations.
Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS flow-downs, domestic sourcing requirements, DPAS, ITAR, CUI, cybersecurity requirements, and government-contractor audit expectations.
Ability to assess technical and program requirements and translate them into supplier selection criteria, sourcing recommendations, and risk mitigation plans.
Proven ability to operate as a senior cross-functional partner, influence technical and business stakeholders, and make sound sourcing decisions in complex or ambiguous environments.
Demonstrated people-management experience, including managing individual contributors, setting priorities and expectations, providing coaching and performance feedback, supporting professional development, and ensuring team objectives and commitments are met.
Experience with ERP, procurement, supplier management, or sourcing data systems.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Personnel Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience sourcing radar, RF, satellite or space hardware, electronics, precision mechanical assemblies, test equipment, or contract manufacturing services.
Experience structuring and negotiating long-term agreements, master service agreements, capacity commitments, or other strategic supplier arrangements.
Experience sourcing and managing suppliers in ITAR, export-controlled, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and scaling supplier readiness from prototype and early builds through production.
CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, MBA, or equivalent advanced credential; familiarity with NetSuite, sourcing and contract tools, supplier scorecards, and compliance reporting.
Experience supporting classified programs and working with suppliers in secure environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and own sourcing and category strategies for critical radar, RF, electronics, mechanical, test equipment, contract manufacturing, and technical service suppliers, using market intelligence and supplier capability assessments to guide source selection.
Lead competitive sourcing and complex commercial negotiations, including RFQ/RFP processes, total-cost and should-cost analysis, pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, long-term agreements, and strategic supplier terms.
Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing early in design and NPI cycles to evaluate manufacturability, supplier capability, make-versus-buy options, alternate sources, and supply risks before requirements are finalized.
Own supplier onboarding, governance, and risk management, including supplier segmentation, performance reviews, corrective actions, dual-source and contingency strategies, and coordination with Purchasing and Supply Planning on material readiness.
Partner closely with Legal and internal stakeholders to ensure sourcing and supplier decisions comply with applicable U.S. Government contract requirements, FAR/DFARS flow-downs, domestic sourcing requirements, DPAS, ITAR, CUI, cybersecurity, security, and other program-specific obligations.
Manage and develop assigned sourcing and procurement team members, including setting priorities, allocating work, coaching performance, supporting professional development, removing execution barriers, and ensuring team objectives align with Supply Chain and program priorities.