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Sourcing Specialist (All Levels)

Impulse· Supply Chain
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Redondo Beach$80k - $155kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Sourcing Specialist at Impulse Space manages sourcing and supplier execution for hardware, materials, and services critical to spacecraft development and production. Partners with engineering, quality, planning, manufacturing, and program teams to deliver sourcing solutions balancing cost, quality, delivery, and technical risk.

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s 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

Skills

Required:Sourcing and procurementSupplier evaluation and negotiationERP/MRP systems

Benefits

  • Stock options (long-term incentives)
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Impulse

Accelerating our future beyond Earth

Accelerating our future beyond Earth

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