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Infinitum is revolutionizing electric motors with patented Aircore technology that delivers superior performance in half the weight and size while reducing carbon footprint compared to traditional motors. The company is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager to establish and lead strategic sourcing operations as the organization scales.
This is Infinitum's first dedicated strategic sourcing leadership role. You will develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies for direct materials, engineered components, and contract-manufactured products across a global supply base. Key responsibilities include:
- Develop category strategies based on product demand, technology, supplier capability, cost, capacity, geography, and supply risk
- Lead supplier identification, market mapping, RFQ/RFP development, competitive bidding, and supplier selection
- Identify and develop alternate suppliers to reduce single-source exposure and improve supply resilience
- Conduct supplier capability assessments covering manufacturing processes, capacity, quality systems, financial health, and scalability
- Partner with Engineering and Quality through supplier qualification, validation builds, PPAP/FAI processes, and production approval
- Lead complex supplier negotiations covering pricing, long-term agreements, payment terms, lead times, capacity, tooling/NRE, and warranty terms
- Partner with Legal and Finance on contract development, risk assessment, and execution
- Lead structured cost-reduction programs using should-cost analysis, TCO, commodity indices, benchmarking, and volume-price analysis
- Partner with Engineering on design-to-cost, value engineering, specification optimization, and manufacturability improvements
- Assess sourcing risks including supplier concentration, financial health, capacity, trade exposure, export controls, and obsolescence
- Support long-range supply assurance by validating supplier capacity against forecasted demand
- Engage early in new product introduction to influence supplier selection, manufacturability, and sourcing readiness
- Develop executive relationships with strategic suppliers and use performance metrics to influence future awards
- Establish and standardize sourcing templates, supplier-selection methods, negotiation frameworks, and reporting
You will report to the Director of Purchasing and work cross-functionally with Engineering, NPI, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, Finance, and Legal. The role requires approximately 20-30% travel, both domestic and international.
