Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Sugar Land - Applied Optoelectronics

    Applied Optoelectronics
    Applied Optoelectronics Sugar Land

    2 days ago

    Description
    Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
      Summary
    We are seeking a results-driven Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives across critical categories including optical transceivers, wafers, telecom hardware, and related components.
    This role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, leading commercial negotiations, and driving total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements while ensuring supply continuity quality compliance. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capability commercial judgment stakeholder leadership with deep understanding of global supply markets contract structures cost drivers.
      Job Duties:
    • Develop execute category strategies aligned business objectives technology roadmaps
    • Lead end-to-end Source Contract process RFQ RFP execution bid analysis supplier selection
    • Demonstrated experience sourcing key spend categories direct materials CAPEX capital equipment indirect procurement facilities infrastructure projects hands-on category ownership required.
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    The position will be based in Sugar Land Texas USA the company offers competitive salary flexible health plans employer matching on 401k deferrals generous PTO policy relocation package available within US immigration sponsorships candidates authorized currently work country en}