Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist; san Francisco Bay Area Operations

Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist (san Francisco Bay Area) - Remote Eligible Build and optimize the U.S. manufacturing partner network to scale customer programs

Location:

Remote, San Francisco Bay Area

Compensation: $120, USD / year

Fictiv exists to help product innovators create. Fictiv is a global manufacturing and supply chain company that enables organizations to scale globally across Fictiv's four global manufacturing centers in India, Mexico, China, and the U.S.. Companies use Fictiv to access high-quality production, optimize supply chain logistics, and mitigate supply chain risk—ensuring they can move from prototype to full-scale manufacturing with speed and confidence.

To date, Fictiv has delivered more than 35 million commercial and prototype parts for industries such as aerospace, robotics, automotive, climate tech, and more, helping them innovate faster, free up precious resources, and drive profitable growth.

As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you'll be responsible for building, qualifying, and strengthening Fictiv's U.S.

-based manufacturing partner network. You'll work hands‑on with CNC, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, and injection molding suppliers to ensure we have the right capabilities, capacity, quality, and cost structure to support our customers at scale.

This is a remote role, but candidates must live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Local presence is essential, as this position involves frequent, in‑person visits to manufacturing partners to assess capabilities, develop relationships, and drive continuous improvement.

This is not a transactional sourcing role and not a desk‑only job. You'll spend time on factory floors, in production discussions, and working directly with suppliers to solve real manufacturing challenges.

You'll report to the Manager of Strategic Sourcing, U.S., and serve as a senior individual contributor and subject‑matter expert within the Strategic Sourcing team.

The Strategic Sourcing team enables Fictiv to deliver speed, quality, and reliability to our customers. In this role, your decisions directly influence:

• Manufacturing partner performance
• Customer satisfaction and repeat business
• Fictiv's ability to scale complex manufacturing programs
• Cost, lead time, and operational resilience across the U.S. supply base

You'll ensure Fictiv maintains a balanced, high‑performing domestic supplier network—one that can meet demanding technical requirements while staying competitive on cost and lead time.

This role requires ongoing engagement with suppliers, both virtually and on‑site, to evaluate performance, resolve issues, and drive long‑term improvements.

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new U.S.
  
  -based manufacturing partners
• Conduct on-site assessments of technical capability, capacity, and operational readiness
• Ensure suppliers align with Fictiv's standards, goals, and long‑term strategy

• Build trusted, long‑term relationships with strategic manufacturing partners
• Serve as a primary point of contact for supplier performance and alignment
• Engage suppliers both in person and remotely to drive accountability and results

• Lead or support negotiations of Manufacturing Service Agreements
• Align suppliers on pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, and performance expectations
• Ensure agreements support scalability, quality, and long‑term competitiveness

• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve quality, throughput, reliability, and technical capability
• Partner with Quality, Operations, and Engineering to address performance gaps

• Drive consistent supplier engagement and adherence to Fictiv standards and expectations

• Manage a strategically balanced domestic supplier portfolio
• Optimize spend allocation, capacity utilization, and capability coverage
• Analyze cost structures, utilization…