Sourcing Specialist
Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)
About the Company
This opportunity is with a 40-year-old, family-owned company that blends long-term stability with a strong push toward innovation. With significant and consistent year-over-year revenue growth, the business is actively expanding into automation, advanced manufacturing, and R&D—making it an exciting time to join.
They are a leading provider of motors, gearmotors, and blower products, supporting key industries such as Lab/Medical Systems, Food Equipment, HVAC, and Automation Systems. The culture is highly engineering-driven, collaborative, and deeply committed to investing in its people.
About the Opportunity
This isn't a transactional purchasing role. It's an opportunity to become a key partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations in a company where custom solutions are the norm—not the exception.
You'll help source the components and materials that bring engineered products to life, working directly from drawings, specifications, and BOMs to identify suppliers, secure pricing, and ensure critical materials arrive on time. From evaluating new vendors to strengthening existing supplier relationships, you'll have a direct impact on product cost, lead times, and overall business success.
Position Overview
We're looking for a Sourcing Specialist who combines technical curiosity with strong supplier management skills. This individual will work closely with Engineering to understand product requirements and source the materials, components, and assemblies needed to support both standard products and highly customized customer solutions.
This is a highly visible role with significant interaction across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Supplier partners around the world.
What You'll Do
- Review engineering drawings, BOMs, and product specifications to identify required materials and components
- Source new suppliers and manufacturers for mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical components
- Manage supplier relationships across both domestic and international markets
- Solicit and evaluate quotations, lead times, capabilities, and supplier performance
- Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery schedules
- Issue purchase orders and monitor supplier commitments to support production schedules
- Partner closely with Engineering on custom designs, alternate components, and value-engineering opportunities
- Identify cost-saving initiatives and supply chain improvements
- Evaluate and qualify new suppliers to support growth and reduce sourcing risk
- Resolve supplier-related issues involving quality, delivery, or availability
- Maintain accurate purchasing, sourcing, and supplier records within ERP systems
What You Bring
- 5+ years of sourcing, purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical specifications
- Experience sourcing mechanical, electrical, industrial, or engineered components
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
- Experience working with both domestic and international suppliers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Why This Role Stands Out
- Opportunity to work directly with Engineering on highly customized products
- High visibility and influence across operations, manufacturing, and leadership teams
- Ability to shape supplier strategy and drive meaningful cost and lead-time improvements
- Rare combination of stability (40+ years) and high-growth momentum
- Direct impact on products used in critical industrial and automation applications
Work Environment
- Onsite, highly collaborative manufacturing and engineering setting
- Frequent interaction with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and Suppliers
- Fast-paced environment where no two projects are exactly alike
- Opportunity to see the products and solutions you support move from concept to production
If you're a sourcing professional who enjoys solving technical challenges, building supplier partnerships, and working closely with engineering teams to bring products to life, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact
