SR MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING LEAD- ENGINES, APU, & PROPULSION
ATSG
Wilmington, OH · Posted October 28, 2026
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About the job
Company Overview
ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services.
Our customers are domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. We, through our leasing and airline subsidiaries, are the world's largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft.
Through our principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, we provide aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services.
Position Summary
The Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing Lead- Engines, APU & Propulsion will build and lead enterprise category management and strategic sourcing across ATSG’s engines, auxiliary power units (APUs), engine accessories and components, and propulsion categories. Leverage enterprise scale, advanced analytics and responsible AI to reduce total cost and working capital, improve supplier performance and supply resilience, and strengthen aircraft availability, reliability and turnaround without compromising safety or airworthiness.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute multi-year strategies for aircraft engines, including shop visits, LLPs, maintenance programs, leasing and spares; APUs; engine accessories and propulsion-related components; and nacelles, thrust reversers and propulsion structures.
Segment suppliers, build should-cost models, evaluate make/buy/repair and alternative support options, and improve dispatch reliability, AOG exposure and asset utilization.
Lead competitive sourcing and negotiate PBH, maintenance service, engine overhaul, repair management, leasing and component-support agreements.
Negotiate price, escalation, turnaround, warranty, LLP treatment, performance guarantees, NTE and BER terms.
Establish spare-engine, lease and pooling strategies.
Leverage enterprise scale for fleet growth, engine transitions and major maintenance events.
Manage supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs and corrective actions in partnership with Quality.
Mitigate single-source, raw-material, supplier financial-health and capacity risks.
Develop resilient strategic supplier partnerships.
Maintain approved-supplier and applicable FAA Part 121/145, DoD/CRAF, ITAR and DFARS compliance.
Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Fleet Planning and Finance to align sourcing with fleet reliability and budgets.
Report finance-validated savings, cost avoidance and working-capital impact.
Prepare executive business cases and decision-ready analyses linking cost, reliability and risk.
Apply advanced analytics and responsibly governed AI to sourcing and supplier management.
Lead and develop a matrixed sourcing organization.
Coach category managers and buyers.
Establish repeatable sourcing processes and playbooks.
Champion practical adoption of analytics, AI and digital procurement tools with appropriate validation, human oversight, governance and data protection.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including 5+ years in aerospace, airline MRO or aviation aftermarket.
Proven category-management results involving aircraft engines, APUs, propulsion systems or high-value aviation assets.
Success negotiating PBH, overhaul, engine leasing, component support or long-term maintenance agreements with OEMs and MRO providers.
Working knowledge of FAA requirements, airworthiness documentation and AS9100/AS9120.
Advanced data integration, financial and operational modeling, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
Responsible use of AI and digital tools with validation, confidentiality, governance and human oversight.
Experience leading and developing procurement teams.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or advanced degree.
CPSM, CPM or similar certification.
Airline or cargo carrier experience, particularly with 767, 757, A321 or A330 freighter platforms.
PMA, DER repair, USM and rotable-pool experience.
P2F conversion or government/military contracting experience.
Experience with spend analytics, business intelligence, e-sourcing, contract analytics, supplier intelligence or AI-enabled procurement platforms.