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