Procurement Manager, Engineering

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (preferred in engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Physics)
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management within a hardware manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and prints
• Sourcing background in high-voltage electronics, optics, photonics, and lasers OR related technologies
• Prior experience with government procurement

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience in full-cycle product development, from prototype through low-rate initial production, including experience scaling a team along the way
• Experience sourcing critical materials under export-control and trade constraints
• Experience owning the supply chain modules of a large ERP system, such as NetSuite, Costpoint, or a comparable platform

Job Description

We are looking for a Procurement Manager with a focus in Engineering to join the team.

Responsibilities:

Scale the Business Toward Production

• Source and qualify suppliers across optical, fiber, high-voltage electronics, thermal management, machining, and other critical commodities as the product line expands
• Negotiate NRE, tooling, and future capacity commitments with strategic suppliers to keep pace with the production ramp
• Lead make/buy recommendations that weigh cost, schedule, and risk mitigation across the supply base
• Where domestic capacity does not exist today, help create it through supplier development or targeted investment
• Own all aspects of vendor management, from initial qualification through ongoing performance and relationship management Build the Team and the Systems
• Define the organization required to scale toward production, and hire against it as the team grows
• Establish standard KPIs, such as PPV, OTD, lead times, quality, and more, to measure and drive supplier performance
• Author the policies and procedures that govern how we buy, building a foundation that scales with the business
• Design the procurement system to pass a Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR)
• Own FAR/DFARS flow-downs and proposal/award requirements across all applicable contracts Partner with Engineering and Programs
• Collaborate closely on design reviews and part selection, tolerancing, and coating specifications to ensure manufacturability
• Manage supplier corrective actions and drive root-cause resolution to prevent recurring issues