Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement Manager

Location: Los Angeles, near LAX Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt, On-Site. Compensation Range: $160,000–$180,000

Job Scope The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible for leading a centralized purchasing organization supporting multiple product and program teams. This role manages a team of buyers and subject matter experts specializing in consumables, castings, extrusions, raw metals, and complex machined components. The position drives the development and execution of long-term supplier agreements, ensuring robust negotiations, supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and regulatory compliance. The centralized procurement function supports decentralized product performance teams by providing sourcing strategy, supplier management, estimating, risk mitigation, and execution through delivery. This role requires deep experience in aerospace or defense procurement, strong leadership capability, and the ability to independently resolve complex, high-impact issues while managing team performance through defined KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain procurement processes compliant with DCMA, FAR, DFARS, and CPSR requirements
• Identify critical suppliers and implement long-term agreements where appropriate
• Lead complex negotiations to achieve best-value outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement in policies, procedures, and work instructions
• Improve purchase request flow, cycle time, and predictability
• Oversee supplier onboarding, risk assessment, mitigation, and continuous improvement
• Achieve cost reduction and cost avoidance objectives
• Manage supplier performance, escalation, and issue resolution
• Lead and develop buyers and subcontract specialists using performance metrics and KPIs
• Balance workload distribution and manage procurement backlog to established targets

Requirements Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years managing procurement teams; or advanced degree with reduced experience requirements
• Aerospace or defense purchasing experience required
• Strong SAP experience
• Expertise in complex machining, blueprint interpretation, and manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated success in contract negotiations and cost savings
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Proven ability to lead teams, develop KPIs, and drive performance
• FAR/DFARS knowledge required

Work Environment

• On-site, full-time
• Fast-paced office with periodic exposure to production or warehouse settings
• U.S. person status required per export control regulations