Strategic Buyer

NOW HIRING: STRATEGIC BUYER – LETHALITY & CRITICAL SUPPLIERS

Supply Chain / Procurement

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Buyer to support a portfolio of critical defense suppliers and play a key role in the lethality package supply chain , including warheads, Electronic Safe & Arm (ESAF) devices, HOBS, and other critical components .

This is a hands-on procurement role requiring strong supplier management, purchasing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills in a technically complex aerospace/defense environment.

What You'll Do:

- Manage strategic and critical supplier relationships

- Own purchase orders, releases, acknowledgements, changes, and expediting

- Monitor delivery performance, lead times, shortages, and supply-chain risks

- Lead supplier recovery and mitigation activities

- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance

- Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, capacity, and MOQs

- Support sourcing and supplier selection for new programs

- Lead long-lead material planning and supplier capacity assessments

- Maintain accurate ERP/MRP purchasing data

- Track and communicate procurement risks to leadership

- Support supplier business reviews and performance improvement initiatives

- Ensure compliance with applicable defense, contractual, export-control, and quality requirements

What We're Looking For:

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field

- 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, or supplier-management experience

- Direct supplier experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated environment

- Strong purchase-order and supplier-delivery management experience

- Experience with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel

- Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

- Ability to work effectively with Engineering and Manufacturing teams

Preferred Qualifications:

- Aerospace/defense, missiles, munitions, energetics, or weapon-system experience

- Complex electromechanical or energetic component procurement

- DoD contracting experience

- Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR, CMMC , or related requirements

- Long-lead, sole-source, or single-source supplier experience

- Supplier recovery, capacity constraints, or production ramp-up experience

- APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or similar certification

- U.S. Citizenship