Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist
AMETEK · Bengaluru
Summary of Position:
Responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier transitions, cost reduction programs, and global supply base optimization. The role will drive supplier migration projects from the United States to low-cost regions such as Mexico and India while ensuring continuity of supply, quality, and delivery performance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic sourcing projects across direct and indirect spend categories
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that achieve annual cost savings objectives
- Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard suppliers in Mexico, India, and other low-cost regions
- Manage supplier transition projects from existing US suppliers to approved global sources
- Coordinate cross-functional project teams including Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain
- Lead RFQ, bid analysis, supplier negotiations, and contract execution activities
- Drive supplier consolidation and development of preferred supplier strategies by category
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, cost, and service metrics
- Mitigate supply chain risks associated with supplier transfers and global sourcing initiatives
- Provide regular project status updates, savings tracking, and executive-level reporting
- Support new product development teams with sourcing, quoting, and supplier qualification activities
Position Requirements:
- 5-10 years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; degree from a highly regarded university preferred
- Demonstrated history of delivering measurable cost savings through sourcing projects and supplier negotiations
- Strong project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives
- Experience managing supplier transition and localization projects to low cost regions including Mexico and/or India
- Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
- Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms
- Experience with supplier selection, RFQ management, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management
- Global mindset and proven ability to work effectively with international teams and suppliers
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Ability to work US Central Time core business hours
- Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Domo, Tableau, or ARAS – (PLM), NCMR, quality data