Director, Strategic Sourcing - Government Space Segment.

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As the Director of Government Space Segment Strategic Sourcing, you will lead the approaches to sourcing that power some of Viasat's most critical federal space initiatives. You will be responsible for ensuring that every component, subsystem, and supplier supporting our space programs meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, compliance, and performance. You will own the endtoend sourcing strategy for our government space initiatives, developing longrange plans that ensure supply continuity, mission assurance, and cost competitiveness. You'll work with the technical development group, project coordination, quality assurance, and contracts. You interpret sophisticated technical and mission requirements to develop supplier strategies. These strategies ensure programs stay on schedule and meet government regulations.

In this role, you'll have the outstanding opportunity to harmonize strategies across governmental and private space domains. You will help build Viasat's broader enterprise space-sourcing strategy by bringing together shared suppliers, aligning technology roadmaps, and driving common processes. This will unlock efficiencies across the portfolio.
You will guide supplier selection, negotiate highvalue agreements, and build deep strategic relationships with key industry partners. Your work ensures suppliers meet rigorous spacegrade standards and deliver the reliability required for programs that often operate in zerofailure, critically important environments. Your ability to influence across functions and business segments will be critical as you guide teams toward aligned, datadriven sourcing decisions.

• Lead and complete strategic sourcing initiatives for all federal space initiatives, aligned with enterprise objectives and government compliance requirements
• Partner closely alongside the Commercial Space segment to harmonize sourcing strategies, leverage common suppliers, and capture crossportfolio efficiencies
• Develop and implement category strategies for spacegrade components, materials, and services, balancing cost, risk, performance, quality, and schedule
• Act as a primary sourcing advisor to the VP coordinating government logistics and planning, providing datadriven insights, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting efforts, including highvalue, highcomplexity agreements
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships, including executivelevel engagement, performance management, and risk control
• Collaborate alongside Engineering, Quality, and Program teams to ensure suppliers meet stringent spacegrade quality, reliability, and regulatory requirements
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise presentations to executive leadership on sourcing strategy, supplier performance, cost optimization, and program risk
• Drive supplier innovation, continuous improvement, and costreduction initiatives while maintaining critical performance standards
• Support proposal activities and new program pursuits with sourcing strategies, cost models, and supplier assessments

• 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management within space, aerospace, or similarly regulated industries
• Deep understanding of space applications, spacegrade materials, hardware, and associated quality and reliability standards
• Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated success in complex, multiyear, and highvalue supplier agreements
• Proven supplier management experience, including performance governance, executive engagement, and risk mitigation
• Demonstrated ability to develop and complete long-term sourcing and category strategies aligned to business and mission objectives
• Executivelevel communication skills, including the ability to present strategies, recommendations, and risks to senior leadership
• Strong crossfunctional leadership skills with experience partnering with Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Contracts
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Secret Clearance
  
  This role may be performed remotely or onsite in Duluth, GA

• Experience supporting U.S. Government space programs and regulated contracting environments
• Familiarity working across both Government and Commercial Space supply chains
• Experience influencing strategy across multiple business segments and senior leadership teams
• Advanced degree (MBA or technical master's degree)
  
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