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Sourcing Specialist (All Levels)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 115000 - 155000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
19 September 2026 (23 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
17 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
As a Sourcing Specialist at Impulse Space you will manage sourcing and supplier execution for assigned hardware materials and services critical to spacecraft development and production. You will work closely with engineering quality planning manufacturing and program teams to deliver sourcing solutions that balance cost quality delivery and technical risk.
This role is responsible for managing assigned suppliers executing complex competitive sourcing activities negotiating commercial terms resolving supply-chain problems and improving supplier performance. You will also identify alternate sources support supply-risk mitigation and provide guidance to junior members of the sourcing team.
Additional Note: Leveling will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing procurement and supplier execution for assigned parts suppliers commodities or projects from initial requirements through delivery
- Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned suppliers and manage performance capacity cost and contractual matters
- Lead RFQs and supplier evaluations by assessing cost lead time technical capability capacity quality and compliance
- Negotiate pricing lead times payment terms minimum-order quantities tooling arrangements and other commercial terms within established sourcing strategies
- Partner with engineering manufacturing planning and program teams to source development and production hardware in support of program schedules
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Engineering to evaluate and qualify suppliers against technical quality regulatory and business requirements
- Monitor supplier performance and lead recovery efforts when cost quality delivery or responsiveness falls below expectations
- Drive cost-reduction and value-improvement opportunities through competitive sourcing cost analysis demand consolidation and supplier negotiations
- Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier data resolve delivery and invoice issues support sourcing-process improvements and provide guidance to junior sourcing and purchasing team members
- Travel to supplier locations as needed to support qualification negotiations production readiness and performance recovery
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Operations Finance or a related field
- 3 years of experience in sourcing procurement supply chain supplier management or a related function
- Demonstrated experience independently managing suppliers purchase orders RFQs and procurement activities
- Demonstrated experience evaluating supplier proposals and negotiating pricing lead times and other commercial terms
- Demonstrated experience working with ERP MRP procurement or inventory-management systems
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to interpret sourcing data and work effectively across engineering quality manufacturing planning finance and program teams
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5 years of experience in sourcing procurement supply chain or supplier management
- Demonstrated experience supporting aerospace defense automotive or another high-reliability manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated experience sourcing machined components raw materials PCB/PCBA composites propulsion hardware electrical components or commercial off-the-shelf hardware
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes technical drawings bills of material and engineering change control
- Demonstrated experience with supplier qualification audits corrective actions alternate sourcing or supplier-performance improvement
- Demonstrated experience using cost models should-cost analysis or total-cost-of-ownership analysis
- Familiarity with AS9100 ITAR EAR and applicable aerospace quality and regulatory requirements
- Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL Power BI or other analytical tools is a plus
- Ability to travel up to 15%
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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