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Primary Purpose
The Senior New Product Introduction (NPI) Sourcing Specialist provides senior-level sourcing, supplier management, procurement, and material readiness leadership for assigned new product programs from early development through launch and stabilization.
This role serves as a key sourcing and materials leader within NPI, independently driving complex sourcing strategies, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, material readiness, and supply risk mitigation. The Senior Specialist connects Sourcing, Commodity Management, Supplier Management, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Planning, Program Management, and Finance to ensure materials are available at the right cost, quality, capacity, and timing to support successful product launches.
The Senior Specialist is expected to lead complex workstreams, influence cross-functional decisions, coach and develop less-experienced team members, and establish best practices that improve NPI sourcing and launch execution. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to proactively identify risks, drive resolution, and escalate issues appropriately.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Sourcing & Supplier Management
Lead sourcing activities for complex NPI programs, including RFQ strategy, supplier evaluation, quote analysis, negotiations, supplier selection, and commercial recommendations
Develop and execute sourcing strategies considering total cost, capacity, quality, lead time, technology, supplier capability, geographic risk, and long-term supply resilience
Lead sourcing of fabricated components, electrical components, assemblies, enclosures, and other materials required for NPI programs
Identify, evaluate, and qualify new, alternate, and dual-source suppliers to improve cost, capacity, quality, and supply resilience
Lead supplier negotiations using TCO, should-cost, market, volume, capacity, and competitive data to achieve program objectives
Establish and maintain effective supplier relationships and hold suppliers accountable to cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and launch-readiness commitments
Lead supplier design reviews and sourcing discussions to influence functionality, manufacturability, cost, quality, and launch timing
Partner with Commodity Management to align NPI sourcing decisions with broader commodity strategies and supplier agreements
Maintain and support Approved Vendor Lists (AVL), supplier documentation, sourcing records, and commercial agreements
Serve as a subject-matter resource for sourcing and supplier management activities within assigned programs
Material Readiness & Procurement Execution
Own material readiness for assigned NPI programs across prototype, development, validation, pilot, and production launch milestones.
Lead execution of NPI purchase orders, order confirmations, supplier commitments, delivery schedules, and changes
Establish and maintain supplier material commitments aligned to program build plans and launch requirements
Proactively identify and resolve shortages, past-due orders, quality issues, capacity constraints, and schedule risks
Lead PPAP ordering, inspections, engineering approvals, and material readiness activities through production release
Develop material forecasts based on program build plans, demand requirements, supplier lead times, and capacity constraints
Partner with Planning, Purchasing, Operations, and Program Management to ensure material requirements are accurately reflected in ERP systems and program plans
Lead expediting, risk buys, advanced purchases, supplier recovery actions, and other recovery strategies when required
Lead the transition of materials and…