The Lead Sourcing Specialist oversees strategic procurement activities for nuclear-grade materials, and subcontractor services. This role ensures that all sourcing decisions meet stringent nuclear industry standards, support operational reliability, and optimize cost, quality, and supplier performance. The position typically partners closely with operations, engineering, quality assurance, project management, and regulatory teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to mitigate single and sole sourced risk, expand qualified supply base, monitor current supply challenges, and build
- supplier relationships.
- Conduct market analysis to identify qualified suppliers capable of meeting regulatory and technical requirements.
- Lead high level quote requests, competitive bidding, contract negotiations, and supplier selection processes.
- Manage Non-Disclosures, Terms and Conditions, Long-Term Agreements, Strategic Supply Agreements and strategic supplier relationships to ensure continuity of supply.
- Work with engineering teams to understand technical specifications and ensure accurate procurement packages. Support supplier audits, qualifications, monthly scorecard reports
- Drive supplier development initiatives and lead dual sourcing opportunities to improve quality, delivery, and cost performance.
- Supplier Onboarding, Invoice Reconciliation, Material Master, and Purchasing Info Record data entries
- Regulatory & Quality Compliance
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with export-controlled documents, nuclear and aerospace industry standards such as ASME, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ISO 9001, and other applicable regulatory frameworks.
- ·Maintain documentation and traceability for safety-related and non-safety-related procurement.
- Support supplier audits, qualifications and monthly scorecard reports.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Review and Implement Engineering Change Notifications
- Coordinate with legal and commercial teams on contract terms, warranties, and compliance clauses.
- Regular collaboration with Materials Management, Technology and Engineering, Operations and Manufacturing, Quality Inspection and Assurance, Product Line Leaders, and Sales.
- Cost & Process Optimization
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising nuclear safety or quality.
