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Strategic Sourcing Specialist

10/3/2025

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist will develop spending strategies and implement cost reduction projects. They will also lead supplier qualification and contract negotiations while maintaining metrics for spending and savings.

Salary

80000 - 105000 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
We Listen, Develop, and Manufacture Scroll Technologies that Enable our Client's Innovations. Air Squared, Inc. was founded in 1991 to service the needs of OEMs with oil-free scroll solutions for demanding positive displacement applications. 30 years later, Air Squared is the industry leader in oil-free scroll design and manufacturing, with more experience and more scroll compressor models than any other company. To meet the many challenges of OEM application, Air Squared offers full line of patented oil-free scroll solutions. All of our products have been designed, engineered, and continuously perfected to satisfy even the most unique and demanding application. We understand that the outcome of our customers’ design depends on the reliability of its components.
About the Role

Description

  

Company: Air Squared

Title of Position: Strategic Sourcing Specialist   

Position Type: Full time; Exempt


Air Squared Manufacturing, Inc. is an OEM manufacturer of scroll type compressors, vacuum pumps and expanders for the medical, aerospace, fuel cell and power generation industries.  Air Squared offers exciting career opportunities working on projects including NASA MOXIE, Leading Electric and Autonomous Vehicle OEM, DOE Clean Energy initiatives ranging from nuclear fusion and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-e), and other cutting-edge projects.  


Pay Range: $80,000 - $105,000 / year, based on qualifications and experience


Company Benefits include: 

  • Health Insurance through Cigna (optional HSA plan with $10 per pay period matching)
  • Dental and Vision insurance 
  • Long Term Disability Insurance, paid by employer
  • Group and voluntary life insurance
  • 401K Retirement Plan
  • Safety shoe allowance
  • 3-weeks PTO accrual and paid holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Educational reimbursement

Company Perks include:

  • Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
  • Catered company lunches on a quarterly basis
  • Company Summer picnic for employees and their families
  • Department activities budget
  • Company Happy Hours, Trivia night and more
  • Casual dress code
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Recognition Awards

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop spending strategy and category management plans.
  • Develop and implement cost reduction strategies and projects for the best possible TCO.
  • Participate in qualifying new suppliers and identifying alternate sources of supply.
  • Maintain spending and savings metrics.
  • Understand supplier and market trends to be a SME for applicable categories.
  • Lead RFP/RFI, reverse auctions and other sourcing events.
  • Lead Contract development and Contract negotiations.
  • Review critical/strategic Purchase Orders for contract compliance.
  • Perform contract reviews and participate in business reviews.
  • Perform cost and scenario analysis, benchmarking, and forecasting.
  • Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques. Develop strategic and preferred suppliers, collaborating with Procurement and other stakeholders to manage supplier relationships. Develop and implement sourcing procedures.
  • Crosstrain and provide support to other Supply Chain personnel.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field (preferred)
  • 4 years+ experience in a sourcing role (required) in an ISO Certified manufacturing environment (preferred)
  • Must be highly proficient in utilizing ERP Systems (Global Shop – preferred)
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work with team members and suppliers
  • Negotiation skills to work with suppliers and make better deals for the company
  • Must demonstrate strong PC and MS Office suite skills with an intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Excel      (required)

Location: Thornton, Colorado


How to Apply: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/1078af34-40eb-4989-83a3-3a2138324f69/Air-Squared-Manufacturing-Inc%20


Pay Range: $80,000 - $105,000 / year, based on qualifications and experience


For information on Air Squared, visit our website at https://airsquared.com/


 If you need an accommodation seeking employment with Air Squared, please email Careers@airsquared.com or call (303) 466-2669. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

  

Air Squared is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

EEO is the Law | EEO is the Law Supplement | Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination| E-Verify | Right to Work 


EEO is the Law:  https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf


EEO is the law Supplement: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf


Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination:- https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf


E-Verify poster: https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf


Right to Work: https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf 

 
 

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Key Skills
Strategic SourcingCost ReductionSupplier QualificationMarket Trends AnalysisContract NegotiationPurchase Order ReviewCost AnalysisRisk ManagementERP SystemsMS Office SuiteOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsNegotiation Skills
Categories
ManufacturingEngineeringLogisticsConsultingManagement & Leadership
Benefits
Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLong Term Disability InsuranceGroup Life InsuranceVoluntary Life Insurance401K Retirement PlanSafety Shoe AllowancePTO AccrualPaid HolidaysParental LeaveEducational Reimbursement
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