The Sourcing Specialist supports the overall strategic direction associated within assigned commodity responsibilities and directly supports Alachua production. In this role, you will be responsible for proactively assisting in the development of sourcing strategies that are aligned with business and program needs, and execution while ensuring quality, delivery, capacity and cost targets will meet or exceed expectations. Working with the local Sourcing and Engineering units to ensure optimal sourcing support for providing material cost reductions recommendations related to first article pricing, design change for improved manufacturability efficiencies and material quality. Additionally, the Sourcing Specialist will: Manage new and/or existing supplier relationships