Procurement Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Procurement Supervisor Job Description

The Procurement Supervisor supports the Procurement Manager by leading daily purchasing and supply chain activities for manufacturing and defense programs. This role is crucial in overseeing Buyers and Expeditors, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials and services while adhering to company policies and quality standards. The position plays a key role in maintaining material readiness, supplier performance, and program schedule alignment in a highly regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and support a team of Buyers and Expeditors responsible for sourcing, purchasing, expediting, and supplier follow-up.
• Assist the Procurement Manager with daily procurement activities to ensure materials and services are purchased on time, within budget, and in compliance with program requirements.
• Manage assigned procurement program trackers, ensuring data accuracy, timely updates, and alignment with production and program schedules.
• Support RFQ/RFP processes, including supplier outreach, quote tracking, bid comparisons, pricing analysis, and part/commodity assignments.
• Monitor open purchase orders, supplier delivery commitments, expedite critical materials, and proactively address potential shortages or delays.
• Review and track Procurement Review Board actions to ensure procurement objectives and program needs are met.
• Analyze supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance.
• Partner with Supplier Quality, Engineering, and Production teams to resolve supplier issues, nonconformances, documentation gaps, and material readiness concerns.
• Ensure procurement practices comply with company policies, contractual requirements, FAR/DFARS, ITAR, AS9100, and applicable quality standards.
• Support purchasing activity across commodities such as CNC machined parts, mechanical assemblies, castings, circuit card assemblies, harnesses, motors, springs, metal forming, gears, batteries, and other production components.
• Track department KPIs related to cost savings, supplier on-time delivery, purchase order accuracy, material availability, and quality performance.
• Identify procurement process improvements to enhance efficiency, reporting visibility, supplier performance, and internal customer support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support production schedules, customer deliverables, and program milestones.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation, supplier files, purchase records, and reporting.

Essential Skills

• Strong procurement, purchasing, sourcing, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or leading Buyers, Expeditors, Purchasing Coordinators, or Supply Chain team members.
• Working knowledge of defense, aerospace, government contracting, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, and AS9100 compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of RFQ processes, supplier quote analysis, purchase order management, and supplier negotiations.
• Ability to read and interpret procurement requirements, drawings, bills of materials, specifications, and program schedules.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and procurement tracking tools.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis, and procurement reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production environment.
• Strong communication skills with internal teams, suppliers, leadership, and external partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify material risks and escalate issues appropriately.
• Detail-oriented approach to documentation, compliance, purchase order accuracy, and supplier follow-up.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Production, Program Management, Finance, and Warehouse teams.
• Strong supplier management and negotiation skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to improve procurement workflows, reporting, and supplier accountability.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, or materials management experience.
• 1–3+ years of supervisory or team lead experience preferred.
• Experience purchasing complex manufactured components such as CNC parts, castings, harnesses, circuit card assemblies, mechanical assemblies, motors, gears, or metal fabricated components.

Work Environment

This position requires onsite work in a highly regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Orlando, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

Health & Wellness Medical, dental, and vision insurance Employees report strong employer contribution toward benefits costs Financial & Retirement 401(k) plan with company match (reported up to ~5%) Retirement plan options available Time Off & Work Schedule Paid Time Off (PTO) 11 paid holidays per year 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), which is a strong selling point for work-life balance Family & Leave Benefits Maternity and paternity leave options Career Development & Perks Tuition reimbursement for continued education Employee development focus and growth opportunities Rewards & recognition programs Culture & Lifestyle Perks Team-building activities and social events Diversity & inclusion initiatives Collaborative, manufacturing-focused environment with mission-driven work (defense industry)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Orlando,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 14, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.