Sourcing Manager Jobs in California
Sourcing Manager jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in technology procurement, retail supply chain, semiconductor components, and defense manufacturing, with openings at every level from coordinator-to-manager through senior and strategic sourcing director. The heaviest hiring is in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where established employers like Apple, Chevron, and Northrop Grumman maintain large procurement teams. The most in-demand specialties are indirect procurement, supplier diversity compliance, and raw materials sourcing tied to California's manufacturing and tech hardware sectors. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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TAE Power Solutions (TPS) is the electrification spin-off from TAE Technologies, a leader in nuclear fusion technology. The company is leveraging unique power management technology originally developed for nuclear fusion and applying it in adjacent industries including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and DC Fast Charging for electric vehicles.
About the Role
We're looking for a Strategic Sourcing manager to lead our sourcing strategy and execution for batteries, PCS, and other critical commodities end to end, from supplier selection and qualification through negotiation, cost, capacity, and day-to-day supplier performance.
This is an individual contributor role with significant ownership and influence. You will develop deep expertise in the supplier landscape, technology roadmap, cost structures, manufacturing capacity, and supply risks across your assigned commodities. You'll be the person who knows what a cell actually costs and why, which PCS suppliers can hold their efficiency claims in the field, who is building what capacity and where, and which relationships to call when a line is at risk. You will lead supplier identification and qualification, RFQs, negotiations, cost and commercial strategy, capacity commitments, and supplier risk mitigation. You will work closely with Engineering on specifications, supplier selection, design-to-cost, and NPI; with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain on production readiness and supply assurance; and with Finance and Legal on commercial agreements and supplier risk.
Role Attributes
Commodity Strategy & Ownership
Own sourcing strategy and execution across LFP cells, modules and packs, racks and DC blocks, BMS, thermal management and liquid cooling, enclosures, PCS, and related power electronics.
Take on additional direct-material commodities as the portfolio grows — switchgear, transformers, cabling and busbar, controls and communications, mechanical and structural components, and contract-manufactured assemblies.
Maintain deep, current commodity intelligence: cost structures and drivers, raw-material and component cost trends, technology roadmaps, lead times, regional capacity, and competitive dynamics.
Build and maintain should-cost models and market benchmarks; know where our pricing sits against the market and why.
Track supplier manufacturing footprint, expansion plans, ownership structure, upstream dependencies, and FEOC exposure for the commodities you own.
Supplier Strategy & Development
Serve as the primary commercial relationship owner for assigned suppliers — from working-level engineers and planners through executive sponsors.
Identify, assess, and onboard new suppliers, including in emerging North American and non-FEOC manufacturing regions.
Partner with Engineering and Quality on technical assessment, supplier audits, APQP/PPAP, process qualification, and production readiness.
Drive corrective action and capability development where suppliers fall short; escalate with a clear recommendation when they don't recover.
Run quarterly business reviews with a scorecard: on-time delivery, quality, cost and productivity, capacity readiness, lead time, qualification status, and risk.
Sourcing, Negotiation, & Cost
Run RFQ/RFP events end to end scope, supplier slate, bid analysis, total-cost comparison, and award recommendation.
Negotiate pricing, capacity commitments, lead times, payment terms, warranty, and continuity provisions; support the Director on major long-term agreements.
Deliver annual cost-reduction and productivity targets through negotiation, resourcing, design changes, and value engineering.
Partner with Engineering on design-to-cost, DFM, alternate-part qualification, and specification trade-offs that take cost out without compromising performance.
Supply Assurance & Risk
Translate demand forecasts into supplier capacity requirements; confirm suppliers have the capacity and investment plans to support our ramps.
Establish dual and alternate sources for single-sourced critical components, including qualified non-FEOC pathways where required.
Manage lead times, long-lead material commitments, and inventory or capacity-reservation strategies for constrained items.
Own day-to-day escalation on supply disruptions, allocation, quality holds, and expedites for your commodities.
Support domestic-content and localization requirements with the supplier documentation and traceability to back them up.
Cross-Functional Execution
Partner closely with Engineering on specifications, supplier selection, design-to-cost, and NPI; with Supply Chain and Planning on material availability and supply assurance; with Operations and Quality on production readiness and supplier performance; and with Finance and Legal on commercial agreements, terms, and supplier financial risk.
Qualifications, Functional Experience & Skills
Required 8+ years in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or procurement, including direct-material sourcing of technical components.
Hands-on sourcing experience in batteries/energy storage or PCS/power electronics, with genuine commodity depth — cost structure, manufacturing process, technology, and supplier landscape.
Track record qualifying new suppliers and negotiating meaningful supply agreements.
Experience managing suppliers in Asia as well as North America or Europe.
Strong should-cost and total-cost analysis skills; fluent in Excel and comfortable building your own models.
Strong technical and commercial communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with Engineering teams, suppliers, and senior leadership.Proven ability to drive outcomes without direct authority, aligning Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance behind a sourcing recommendation on the strength of the analysis.
Self-directed and able to manage a broad commodity portfolio and multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including supplier site visits and audits.
Preferred
Experience across both batteries and PCS/power electronics.
Direct experience with LFP cells, modules, packs, racks, or DC blocks; or with PCS, inverters, converters, transformers, or switchgear.
Background in BESS, data-center power infrastructure, renewable energy, EV, or other high-power electrical systems.
Existing working relationships with battery cell manufacturers or PCS/power-electronics suppliers.
Familiarity with FEOC and U.S. domestic-content requirements.
Experience supporting NPI and volume production ramps.
APICS/CPSM certification or Six Sigma training.
The compensation range for this role is between $140,000-$170,000 + Benefits.
Learn more
Imagination, skill, and will
At TAE Power Solutions, we design power systems that use less but do more. Systems that charge faster, run stronger, go farther, and last longer. We inspire better ways to move, work, play, and live.
The future is electric, because it's powered by TAE.
We are unwavering in our expertise and knowledge, separating fact from fiction and proof from hypothesis.
You will be a successful member of TAE Power Solutions if you have these traits:
Confident
You are confident in your skills, based on your credentials, technical accomplishments, and positive impact on your teams/organizations.
Collaborative
You are collaborative and work well within and with teams to approach challenges with respect, transparency, optimism, and confidence to succeed together.
Creative
You are creative, with determination to learn continuously, break new ground, and push the cutting edge.
power-solutions.tae.com/
Our podcast
Instagram
LinkedIn
TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
We ensure all individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Note to Agencies: TAE prefers to hire directly and maintains an existing preferred supplier list. We do not accept speculative CVs or referrals from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable
TAE Power Solutions (TPS) is the electrification spin-off from TAE Technologies, a leader in nuclear fusion technology. The company is leveraging unique power management technology originally developed for nuclear fusion and applying it in adjacent industries including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and DC Fast Charging for electric vehicles.
About the Role
We're looking for a Strategic Sourcing manager to lead our sourcing strategy and execution for batteries, PCS, and other critical commodities end to end, from supplier selection and qualification through negotiation, cost, capacity, and day-to-day supplier performance.
This is an individual contributor role with significant ownership and influence. You will develop deep expertise in the supplier landscape, technology roadmap, cost structures, manufacturing capacity, and supply risks across your assigned commodities. You'll be the person who knows what a cell actually costs and why, which PCS suppliers can hold their efficiency claims in the field, who is building what capacity and where, and which relationships to call when a line is at risk. You will lead supplier identification and qualification, RFQs, negotiations, cost and commercial strategy, capacity commitments, and supplier risk mitigation. You will work closely with Engineering on specifications, supplier selection, design-to-cost, and NPI; with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain on production readiness and supply assurance; and with Finance and Legal on commercial agreements and supplier risk.
Role Attributes
Commodity Strategy & Ownership
Own sourcing strategy and execution across LFP cells, modules and packs, racks and DC blocks, BMS, thermal management and liquid cooling, enclosures, PCS, and related power electronics.
Take on additional direct-material commodities as the portfolio grows — switchgear, transformers, cabling and busbar, controls and communications, mechanical and structural components, and contract-manufactured assemblies.
Maintain deep, current commodity intelligence: cost structures and drivers, raw-material and component cost trends, technology roadmaps, lead times, regional capacity, and competitive dynamics.
Build and maintain should-cost models and market benchmarks; know where our pricing sits against the market and why.
Track supplier manufacturing footprint, expansion plans, ownership structure, upstream dependencies, and FEOC exposure for the commodities you own.
Supplier Strategy & Development
Serve as the primary commercial relationship owner for assigned suppliers — from working-level engineers and planners through executive sponsors.
Identify, assess, and onboard new suppliers, including in emerging North American and non-FEOC manufacturing regions.
Partner with Engineering and Quality on technical assessment, supplier audits, APQP/PPAP, process qualification, and production readiness.
Drive corrective action and capability development where suppliers fall short; escalate with a clear recommendation when they don't recover.
Run quarterly business reviews with a scorecard: on-time delivery, quality, cost and productivity, capacity readiness, lead time, qualification status, and risk.
Sourcing, Negotiation, & Cost
Run RFQ/RFP events end to end scope, supplier slate, bid analysis, total-cost comparison, and award recommendation.
Negotiate pricing, capacity commitments, lead times, payment terms, warranty, and continuity provisions; support the Director on major long-term agreements.
Deliver annual cost-reduction and productivity targets through negotiation, resourcing, design changes, and value engineering.
Partner with Engineering on design-to-cost, DFM, alternate-part qualification, and specification trade-offs that take cost out without compromising performance.
Supply Assurance & Risk
Translate demand forecasts into supplier capacity requirements; confirm suppliers have the capacity and investment plans to support our ramps.
Establish dual and alternate sources for single-sourced critical components, including qualified non-FEOC pathways where required.
Manage lead times, long-lead material commitments, and inventory or capacity-reservation strategies for constrained items.
Own day-to-day escalation on supply disruptions, allocation, quality holds, and expedites for your commodities.
Support domestic-content and localization requirements with the supplier documentation and traceability to back them up.
Cross-Functional Execution
Partner closely with Engineering on specifications, supplier selection, design-to-cost, and NPI; with Supply Chain and Planning on material availability and supply assurance; with Operations and Quality on production readiness and supplier performance; and with Finance and Legal on commercial agreements, terms, and supplier financial risk.
Qualifications, Functional Experience & Skills
Required 8+ years in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or procurement, including direct-material sourcing of technical components.
Hands-on sourcing experience in batteries/energy storage or PCS/power electronics, with genuine commodity depth — cost structure, manufacturing process, technology, and supplier landscape.
Track record qualifying new suppliers and negotiating meaningful supply agreements.
Experience managing suppliers in Asia as well as North America or Europe.
Strong should-cost and total-cost analysis skills; fluent in Excel and comfortable building your own models.
Strong technical and commercial communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with Engineering teams, suppliers, and senior leadership.Proven ability to drive outcomes without direct authority, aligning Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance behind a sourcing recommendation on the strength of the analysis.
Self-directed and able to manage a broad commodity portfolio and multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including supplier site visits and audits.
Preferred
Experience across both batteries and PCS/power electronics.
Direct experience with LFP cells, modules, packs, racks, or DC blocks; or with PCS, inverters, converters, transformers, or switchgear.
Background in BESS, data-center power infrastructure, renewable energy, EV, or other high-power electrical systems.
Existing working relationships with battery cell manufacturers or PCS/power-electronics suppliers.
Familiarity with FEOC and U.S. domestic-content requirements.
Experience supporting NPI and volume production ramps.
APICS/CPSM certification or Six Sigma training.
The compensation range for this role is between $140,000-$170,000 + Benefits.
Learn more
Imagination, skill, and will
At TAE Power Solutions, we design power systems that use less but do more. Systems that charge faster, run stronger, go farther, and last longer. We inspire better ways to move, work, play, and live.
The future is electric, because it's powered by TAE.
We are unwavering in our expertise and knowledge, separating fact from fiction and proof from hypothesis.
You will be a successful member of TAE Power Solutions if you have these traits:
Confident
You are confident in your skills, based on your credentials, technical accomplishments, and positive impact on your teams/organizations.
Collaborative
You are collaborative and work well within and with teams to approach challenges with respect, transparency, optimism, and confidence to succeed together.
Creative
You are creative, with determination to learn continuously, break new ground, and push the cutting edge.
power-solutions.tae.com/
Our podcast
Instagram
LinkedIn
TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
We ensure all individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Note to Agencies: TAE prefers to hire directly and maintains an existing preferred supplier list. We do not accept speculative CVs or referrals from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable
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Where California roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Sourcing Manager Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Meta12
- IREN7
- OpenAI6
- Anduril6
- Cisco3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Automotive
- Electronics & Hardware
- Banking & Financial Services
- Retail
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in sourcing manager jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field required
- Three or more years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience preferred
- Proficiency with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba or Coupa
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate supplier contracts and manage vendor relationships
- Familiarity with California environmental and sustainability sourcing standards
- CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent supply chain certification strongly preferred by most employers
Sourcing Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a sourcing manager in California?
California has no state-issued license required to work as a sourcing manager, so the path runs through education and employer-recognized credentials. Most hiring managers expect a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or operations, followed by several years in a purchasing, procurement analyst, or buyer role. Earning a Certified Professional in Supply Management designation strengthens candidacy significantly with California's large technology and manufacturing employers.
How much do sourcing managers make in California?
Sourcing managers in California earn a median of about $159,830 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $99,560 for the lowest 10% to over $241,340 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire sourcing managers in California?
Employers hiring sourcing managers in California right now include Meta, IREN, and OpenAI, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. California's concentration of technology hardware companies, aerospace and defense contractors, and large retail headquarters means sourcing managers with category experience in electronics components, raw materials, or logistics typically find consistent demand across the state.
Which California cities have the most sourcing manager jobs?
San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles account for the most sourcing manager openings in California. The Bay Area's concentration of semiconductor and enterprise software companies drives demand in that region, while Los Angeles and San Diego reflect major activity in defense procurement, entertainment production supply chains, and consumer goods retail headquarters with large sourcing teams.
Are there remote sourcing manager jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 65% of sourcing manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the analytical and negotiation-heavy nature of the work, which translates well to distributed teams. The parts of the role most likely to remain fully remote are supplier analytics, contract review, and indirect category management, while roles with on-site supplier audits or warehouse integration tend to require at least a hybrid arrangement.
How can I get hired as a sourcing manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a procurement analyst or junior buyer role, which large California employers use as a direct pipeline into sourcing management. Companies like Apple, Kaiser Permanente, and large defense contractors in the San Diego and Los Angeles corridors run rotational operations programs that include sourcing functions. A CPSM candidate designation or a completed supply chain certificate from a California State University program signals readiness to employers who might otherwise require years of direct experience.
Where can I find and apply to sourcing manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to sourcing manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Find the roles that fit your experience and apply directly to the ones that match.
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