Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.
Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap be-tween lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect.
Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for developing and executing enterprise-level sourcing strategies, structuring complex supplier agreements, and driving long-term value through disciplined contract frameworks. This role serves as the primary architect of supplier engagement models—leading the creation and negotiation of Statements of Work (SOWs), Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), and Master Service Agreements (MSAs) that de-fine performance, pricing, and operational expectations across critical supply chain categories.
Operating at the intersection of commercial strategy, technical requirements, and supplier capa-bility, this role partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and executive leadership to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, enhance supplier capabilities, and streamline the supply base. The Strategic Sourcing Manager is accountable for shaping supplier relation-ships that deliver sustained cost efficiency, performance reliability, and long-term operational readiness across the enterprise.
Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership
Contracting, SOW Development & Negotiation
Supplier Performance & Relationship Management
Proven ability to structure supplier relationships that drive measurable improvements in cost, performance, and reliability.
Strong understanding of aerospace supply chains, repair environments, and regulatory requirements (FAA/EASA).
Experience managing supplier performance through KPIs, SLAs, and formal business review processes.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite.
Physical Demands
This is a largely sedentary role; however, some physical abilities may be required.
At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes—Entre-preneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the con-stant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.
Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift flu-idly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.
Comprehensive medical plan options HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without re-gard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and busi-ness needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.
Tampa FL
This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely involves standard office equip-ment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Up to 30% Travel as required
Metrea, formerly Meta Aerospace, offers a deep stack of defense capabilities and services for our customers and partners, allowing them to anticipate, secure, and defend their interests in a rapidly changing problem space. We architect cutting-edge solutions across a wide variety of missions from ISR services, to multi-mission electromagnetic technologies, to simulations applications.
