Sourcing Specialist II

Responsibilities

• Accountable for sourcing materials after appropriately evaluating vendor capability, price, delivery needs, and vendor performance.
• Accountable for the on‑time delivery of material to Rocket Lab.
• Responsible for owning the business relationship with assigned suppliers.
• Responsible for managing the RFQ process to secure competitive bids and ensuring best price for goods and services.
• Tightly integrate with Engineering teams to meet their procurement requirements and act as primary point of contact for R&D order status.
• Provide status to material planners on purchase orders and expected delivery dates.
• Accountable for negotiating terms with suppliers to meet quality, cost and delivery requirements.
• Accountable for maintaining purchase order data within our ERP system.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of w...