- Production never stops due to a procurement issue.
- Supply chain is a helpful resource for the rest of the company (NOT a hindrance)
What You'll Work On
Supplier Management: manage preferred supplier relationships. Identify areas of need or risk, and establish relationships with new suppliers. Create and implement programs to develop and continuously improve the performance of all suppliers, as well as tracking supplier performance.
Contract Management: Responsible for review and management of all supplier contracts, with support from COO. Understand all contract terms and apply creativity and sound business reasoning to adjust contracts as required.
Material Demand Planning: Maintain awareness of sales quotes, review incoming sales orders, monitor existing stock, and place orders as needed to ensure that we maintain appropriate quantity of materials on hand.
Internal System Development: 1) establish processes to ensure that we never run out of material and are ready to execute on new sales orders 2) minimize material waste and expiration 3) understand material ETAs and properly evaluate suppliers’ on time delivery 4) establish project cost tracking 5) implement budgeting and purchase approval requests
Negotiation: Negotiate to maximize value, save time, or lower risk.
Analytics: Use analytics to identify areas of opportunities to save money, and also to measure your contribution to the company.
Responsible for all day-to-day supply chain and procurement activities.
What We're Looking For
Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!
Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations or supply chain management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This role requires a high level of interaction with both internal and external customers
Experience in startups or small teams in fast-paced and quickly changing environments.
Comfortable in environments with little to no established systems or structure.
Excellent time management and multitasking skills; addresses all work with sense of urgency. Enjoys working on many different tasks in one day and understands how to prioritize the most critical.
Conducts all activities with the highest integrity.
Position may require extended hours or weekend work
Bonus Points
Familiar with finance and accounting methods of cost classification.
Familiar with ITAR regulation or experience in a workplace where ITAR policies are implemented.
Familiar with AS9100 processes, in the context of supplier evaluation and direct / indirect material classification.
Prior inventory and kitting experience ideally in a fast-paced and highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Remarkable problem-solving skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations, or supply chain management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in startups or small teams in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments
- Comfort working with little to no established systems or structure
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills
- Ability to prioritize critical work and operate with urgency
- High integrity in conducting work activities
- Ability to work extended hours or weekends when required
- Familiarity with finance and accounting methods of cost classification
- Familiarity with ITAR regulations or experience in an ITAR-compliant workplace
- Familiarity with AS9100 processes for supplier evaluation and material classification
- Prior inventory and kitting experience in a fast-paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment
- Remarkable problem-solving skills
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR
What We Do
Our goal is to deliver composite parts faster than any other supplier in the market. We want to continually impress our customers with our speed, quality, and responsiveness to their needs.
Why Work With Us
We plan to achieve our goals by building and implementing technology that hasn’t yet been applied to the composites industry, including: automated customer quoting, automated tooling design, integrating software with hardware to reduce engineering and production workloads, and implementing latest developments in 3D printing.
