Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced supply chain strategies in order to build a network of reliable and quality suppliers
• Manage supply chain activities from preliminary design to receipt of goods/services - sourcing, negotiating, contracting, planning, ordering, delivery monitoring, supplier management.
• Create analytical models and tools to enable data-driven decision making (e.g., make vs buy, spend forecasting models)
• Track promise dates from suppliers and ensure their dates will meet need dates
• Provide oversight and management of supply and demand, schedules, supplier quality, delivery and financial performance
• Consult with external and internal customers to resolve supplier performance issues
• Partner with Engineering to manage overall Lander development budget

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar technical discipline
• 5+ years of technical procurement, proposal development and contract negotiations
• Familiarity with project management tools
• Must be a US Citizen, US National, or Perm Resident. Sponsorship for this role is not currently available.
• Must be willing to submit to and pass a pre-employment background check.
• Program management experience within a supply chain, production, or manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated professional experience in Aerospace industry with New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Ability to solve complex problems in a fast-paced collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
• Capable of working both independently and in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail and strong verbal, written, and presentation skills

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced design and development environment
• Experience working in the space industry
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other applicable regulations

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary based upon experience $100k+
• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, life, AD&D, 401k(some fully company -paid options available for employee-only level coverage)
• PTO