Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
$135k/y-$175k/y
Element Biosciences2 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeDirector
Summary
Element Biosciences is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to join their team in San Diego, CA. The role involves leading the development and execution of sourcing strategies for critical materials, components, and services across the product lifecycle.
About the Role
As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for shaping supplier ecosystems, driving cross-functional alignment, mitigating risk, and enabling cost, quality, and delivery performance at scale. Your tasks will include leading sourcing strategies for complex commodities, partnering with R&D and Operations for supplier selection, executing multi-year sourcing strategies, and ensuring supplier compliance with relevant standards. You will also manage supplier performance metrics and enhance supply chain resilience through strategic sourcing initiatives.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 10-15+ years of experience in life sciences strategic sourcing, procurement engineering, supplier development, or technical supply chain roles.
- Strong command of end-to-end supply chain principles and best practices.
- Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation and supplier relationship management.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle.
Preferred:
- Deep knowledge of product development lifecycles and supplier qualification processes.
- Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools, including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Effective communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments.
Benefits
- Base compensation range of $135k–$175k.
- Eligibility for stock options and discretionary annual bonus.
- No cost health insurance plans.
- 401k with company match.
- Flexible paid time off.
Element Biosciences
Element Biosciences is a pioneering life science company democratizing access to advanced biological tools, driving impactful discoveries to benefit humanity. We are focused on developing disruptive DNA sequencing and multiomics technology for research markets. Through innovating every fundamental element of a biological assay system, Element empowers customers with affordable, high-quality data and an improved user experience, which in turn will accelerate scientific discoveries.
San Diego, CA