Strategic Sourcing ManagerStrategic Buyer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense where were dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors unmanned air and ground vehicles sensing devices used to detect chemicals biological agents radiation and explosives and a host of other solutions that help warfighters first responders and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

Were looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If youre mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

The Strategic Sourcing Manager / Strategic Buyer is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that ensure supply continuity cost competitiveness quality and compliance in a regulated manufacturing environment. This role leads category strategies supplier selection contract negotiations and costreduction initiatives while partnering closely with Engineering Quality Operations and Program Management.

The position focuses on longterm value creation through supplier partnerships risk management and datadriven decisionmaking across direct materials indirect spend or assigned commodities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Lead RFQs RFPs supplier selection and sourcing decisions for assigned commodities or programs
• Create and manage purchase orders for key suppliers
• Analyze market trends cost drivers and supply risks to inform sourcing decisions
• Establish dualsource and riskmitigation strategies for critical materials

• Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing lead time commercial terms and longterm agreements
• Manage strategic supplier relationships including performance reviews and corrective actions
• Partner with Engineering and Quality on supplier qualification audits and continuous improvement
• Support supplier development initiatives to improve quality delivery and cost performance

• Identify and execute costreduction initiatives including VAVE shouldcost analysis and supplier consolidation
• Track validate and report realized and forecasted cost savings
• Support annual operating plan (AOP) goals and longrange costreduction targets

• Collaborate with Engineering Operations Quality Finance and Program teams to support NPI and production
• Support manufacturing continuity during supply disruptions

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies contract terms export controls and government regulations
• Maintain accurate sourcing supplier and pricing data in SAP and related systems
• Support internal and external audits as required

Required Qualifications

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing procurement or supply chain
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives
• Experience in a manufacturing and/or regulated environment
• Strong analytical negotiation communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP or ERP sourcing experience
• Knowledge of contract terms pricing structures and supplier agreements
• Experience supporting NPI supplier qualification and supply chain risk management
• CPSM CSCP or similar professional certification

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen U.S. national legal permanent resident asylee refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.