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Procurement Analyst, Hardware Operations

$60k - $80k

Salient Motion

**Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**

Who We Are

We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about motor control technology, let's chat!

We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future.

A couple other things:

  • We are open to relocating you
  • We have great benefits
  • We are well funded, and already generating revenue
  • We are moving into a larger new space in the Hawthorne, CA area this summer!
About the Role
We are looking for a detail oriented Procurement Analyst to support purchasing, supplier coordination, and supply chain data accuracy across our hardware programs. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is highly organized, strong in Excel, comfortable working with data, and excited to build experience in a fast moving aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

You will help issue purchase orders, collect supplier quotes, track open orders, maintain accurate supplier and pricing data, and build reports that help the team make better purchasing and planning decisions. You will work closely with engineering, production, finance, and operations to help ensure materials are available when needed.

What you need
  • 1+ plus years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, operations, data analysis, or a similar role
  • Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, lookups, data cleanup, and reporting
  • High attention to detail and strong follow through
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work across engineering, production, finance, and suppliers
  • Comfort working in a fast paced startup building hardware for Aerospace and Defense related projects
  • U.S citizen or GC/EAD
Nice to have
  • Technical/Engineering background
    Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, Epicor, or similar
  • Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, hardware, or another complex product environment
  • Familiarity with purchase orders, supplier quotes, lead times, inventory data, and basic procurement workflows
  • Exposure to BOMs, PLM systems, or engineering driven product development
  • Awareness of AS9100, ITAR/EAR, or regulated manufacturing environments
What we have to offer

We are not just building components. We are reshaping the future of the Aerospace and Defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market! Come join us and help build next generation systems that will make a massive impact on a global scale.
  • We offer competitive compensation + equity. The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $80,000 commensurate with skill and experience.
  • Exceptional healthcare benefits, Medical is 100% covered by the company
  • 2x Life Insurance covered by the Company
  • Flexible PTO
  • Free access to Financial/Equity Wealth Advisors
  • 401K
  • More to come!
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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