Mechanical Buyer

The Role

You will be responsible for several aspects of the critical supply chain organization. You will be responsible for finding, building, and managing the quality of parts running in our mechanical supply chains. Key skills will include technical procurement of mechanical and structural hardware and Bill of Material (BOM) management for owned assemblies. You will travel to suppliers in order to monitor progress and health while negotiating business contracts and price reductions over time to ensure strategic reductions in costs over time.

Responsibilities

Technical Procurement

Source structural and mechanical hardware across the satellite often on expedited lead times

Negotiate costs and contracts with key suppliers

Manage supplier quality and deliveries to ensure mission success

Act as the primary interface between suppliers and internal customers including: supplier onboarding, evaluation, negotiation, and project management

Material Planning

Manage Bill of Materials for mechanical and structural assemblies

Help implement the master planning schedule for high volume production

Lead clear to builds with engineering to ensure assembly milestones are completed to hit critical milestones

Develop internal analytics to track supply chain objectives

Qualifications

2+ years of experience in supply chain management or engineering in the aerospace industry

2+ years of experience with commodities such as machined parts, heat pipes, capital equipment, aluminum honeycomb, tubes, tanks

Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings

Strong understanding of inventory management

2+ years managing bill of materials for mechanical assemblies

1+ year of experience with SQL or other information processing software tool

Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment with engineering, production, and finance

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice to Have

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or mathematics

3+ years of technical procurement experience

3+ years in a new product introduction environment

Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings

Experience implementing AS9100 or completing AS9100 audits

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary range for this role is $65,000 - $100,000 + equity in the company

Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level

Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks