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Strategic Sourcing Manager

Neros Technologies

Neros Technologies

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El Segundo, CA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago

Who we are

Neros is transforming a defense industry mired in costly, behemoth machinery—to circumvent a looming vulnerability gap, to give dismounted soldiers a fighting chance against tanks, and ultimately, to get as many humans off the battlefield as possible.

While consumer technology is evolving by bounds on the smaller-cheaper-better path, U.S. defense technology wallows in the large, centralized, and wildly expensive paradigm. Our air, land, and sea machinery budget is staggering; yet these large assets can still be vulnerable to very small weapons. When swarm technology comes into its own, the asymmetry will escalate. Nowhere is the pattern more glaring than in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)—drones.

What you will be doing

Join as a founding member of the Supply Chain team. To scale in relation to our exploding demand, the Strategic Sourcing Manager will work directly with our Head of Supply Chain in ramping up our production and building the team to do so. This Strategic Sourcer will lead procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development/quality and inventory. The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of aerial systems with the desire and capability to take on new challenges in unfamiliar areas to help keep soldiers off the battlefield. In addition, this individual will be responsible for:

  • Leading the commodity strategy of all electronic systems including PCB's, EEE components and more
  • Develop, and manage the supply base to enable quick prototype deployment and introduction to scalable production for drone integration
  • Develop and manage purchase part inventory plans
  • Independently question the requirements of our engineers regarding tolerance, lead times, etc.
  • Act as the supplier interface for all RFIs, RFPs and RFQs
  • Independently negotiate contracts including pricing, technical requirements, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, and intellectual property
  • Visit supplier facilities and accurately assess operational capability, financial health, and capacity in order to award contracts in support of new product development and long-term production
  • Work collaboratively with internal teams on sourcing strategy, market analysis, trade-off analysis reviews, make v buy, and supplier roadmaps with engineers to support cost, quality, and delivery targets
  • Partner with internal stakeholders on requests for information, request for proposal, and request for quotation

You should have the following

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain or business
  • 4+ years of procurement or supplier management experience
  • Experience in electro-mechanical systems procurement
  • Ability to travel both domestically and internationally

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