Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Overview

Source and manage critical material suppliers for battery production, mitigate risks, negotiate deals.

Key Responsibilities

• cost management
• risk mitigation
• supplier selection
• bom optimization
• contract negotiation
• multi‑sourcing

Tasks

-Manage ad-hoc cost issues as they arise and implement preemptive risk mitigation strategies. -Provide guidance on macroeconomic variables, such as tariffs, to mitigate supply chain risks and costs. -Support contract drafting, review, and negotiation to guarantee favorable terms and pricing. -Work closely with Supplier Industrialization Engineering on supplier selection, BOM optimization, and owning supplier relationships. -Participation in drafting supply chain agreements (Master/General Purchase -Scope out suppliers for critical materials and chemicals, particularly to support cell operations. -Support supplier selection by presenting hard and soft benefits of introducing particular partners to the supply chain. -Ownership of supplier cost-down negotiations in a high-volume manufacturing environment. -Give feedback to internal stakeholders on product availability and driving requirements alignment. -Secure the supply chain through multi-sourcing and increasing capacity at supplier locations.

Requirements

• cost modeling
• bachelor's
• project mgmt
• 5 years
• apqp
• battery exp

What You Bring

-Previous work developing cost models to support sourcing strategies. -Ability to travel domestically and internationally 20%, on average. -Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or supply chain management is required, or evidence of exceptional ability through relevant industry experience. -Strong project management skills to align internal and external stakeholders. -Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a sourcing role in the manufacturing industry. -Experience developing long-term supply chain partnerships and agreements. \ -At least 1 year supporting supply chain functions in the battery industry. -Experience qualifying suppliers through structured frameworks such as APQP.

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About Lyten

-Early government partnerships led to pilot lithium-sulfur batteries and advanced sensor platforms. -Projects span from EV-grade lithium-sulfur cells to ultra-light composites for aerospace and racing. -Specializes in high-energy batteries, advanced sensors, and next-gen composite materials. -Notable feats include contracts with the U.S. Space Force, motorsports teams, and a Nevada gigafactory.

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