Job Title: Sourcing Analyst
Job Description
The NPI Sourcing Analyst is responsible for driving sourcing strategy and supplier engagement for new product introductions within North America. This role balances NPI execution with long-term regional supply base development and strategic sourcing initiatives, owning regional sourcing while collaborating globally to ensure cost, capacity, risk, and localization objectives are met from concept through product launch.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional sourcing activities for new products from concept through launch and ramp-up.
- Engage regional and global suppliers early in the design phase to support DFM, DFC, and supplier-led innovation.
- Support regional sourcing strategy delivery aligned with global category strategies and NPI program requirements.
- Ensure supplier readiness for prototype, pilot, and production ramp within the region.
- Develop and execute regional sourcing strategies aligned with cost, risk, capacity, localization, and sustainability goals in coordination with NA Sourcing Lead.
- Lead regional supply base development to support new technologies, growth, and localization initiatives.
- Drive regional sourcing decisions while ensuring alignment with global sourcing governance.
- Optimize regional footprint through make/buy, nearshore, and dual-source strategies.
- Monitor regional market trends, labor, logistics, geopolitical risks, and cost drivers.
- Identify, qualify, and onboard regional suppliers to support NPI and long-term business needs.
- Lead RFQs/RFPs, supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting within the region.
- Partner with Quality and Engineering on supplier qualification, PPAP/FAI, audits, and capability assessments.
- Drive supplier performance, capacity planning, and continuous improvement for launch-critical components.
- Own regional piece-price, tooling, and total cost of ownership (TCO) for NPI components.
- Develop should-cost models and regional cost benchmarks.
- Support regional business cases, capital investments, and executive sourcing reviews.
- Deliver cost, margin, and productivity targets while supporting aggressive NPI timelines.
- Serve as the regional sourcing lead on global NPI project teams.
- Align regional sourcing milestones with product development stage-gate processes.
- Coordinate with global category teams to ensure consistency and leverage.
- Lead transition from NPI to sustaining sourcing within the region.
- Identify regional supply risks related to new suppliers, capacity, logistics, and compliance.
- Develop contingency plans, dual sourcing strategies, and launch readiness plans.
- Ensure compliance with regional regulatory, trade, ESG, and ethical sourcing standards.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 5-10+ years of sourcing or supply chain experience, including NPI strategy and regional sourcing.
- Proven experience developing and executing regional sourcing strategies.
- Strong negotiation, cost modeling, and supplier management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across global, matrixed organizations.
- Experience supporting global NPI programs with regional execution.
- Manufacturing industry experience (electronics, medical devices, automotive, industrial, or consumer).
- Global sourcing experience across multiple regions.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with PLM (Windchill) software.
Work Environment
The position is based in a fully onsite office environment, with work hours from Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Occasional late calls with the team in China and Mexico may be required. The setting is a cubicle office space, and all necessary equipment is provided. Initially, the role is fully onsite with potential flexibility after the initial period.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Woodridge, IL.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $125000.00 - $125000.00/yr.
Medical Dental Vision 401k
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Woodridge,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 2, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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