Manager, Strategic Sourcing - PowertrainSan Jose, California, United States

Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Powertrain

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

Strategic Sourcing

Strategic Sourcing plays a vital role in shaping the future of our supply chain. A crucial part of the Supply Chain organization, this team drives supplier strategy through market analysis, RFx, and negotiations across every industry contributing to the Archer aircraft.

The Strategic Sourcing team is responsible for forging strong partnerships, both internally across functions and externally across industries, to maximize cost-effectiveness and product excellence. Strategic Sourcing drives supply chain strategy from inception to implementation, negotiating strong agreements and ensuring seamless handoff to the tactical execution teams.

This is an opportunity to disrupt the transportation industry hand-in-hand with world-class cross-functional leaders.

What You'll Do :

• Lead a lean, high-impact team of world-class sourcing professionals
• Resolve escalations and remove roadblocks to drive aggressive schedules
• Develop strategies with cross-functional leaders to reduce cost and increase value
• Design and influence policies and procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
• Leverage a variety of cost modeling strategies to target high-impact opportunities
• Lead escalated cost and contract negotiations to increase the value delivered to Archer
• Enforce agreements and manage escalations at executive levels to protect strong functional relationships
• Demonstrate impact through clear executive-level communication of strategy and results
• Manage commercial relationships at the executive level and develop deep partnerships
• Develop a deep understanding of industry and market trends, educating key stakeholders and integrating new data into innovative approaches
• Work cross-functionally to continuously evolve policies and processes to enhance efficiency
• Full time, based at Archer Headquarters in San Jose
• Travel : ~25%

What You Need :

Bonus Qualifications :

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer's People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.