Procurement Specialist

About This Role

The Procurement Specialist helps spearhead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle and actively supports and drives the organization's sourcing initiatives as an integral member of the Supply Chain team. This role involves working closely with engineering, finance, and manufacturing teams to ensure accelerated challenges are executed efficiently and effectively. It suits a candidate energized by launching new products, who brings strong Procure-to-Pay (P2P) experience in a manufacturing environment, and thrives at driving multiple priorities forward through clear communication and building scalable standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders to meet production and program needs
• Maintain day-to-day relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing
• Quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track
• Monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals
• Maintain accurate records, track procurement KPIs, and identify opportunities to streamline processes
• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for direct commodities and/or categories
• Document and report supplier performance and actively participate in monthly, weekly, and daily review processes as required
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality improvement, and on-time delivery
• Support the supplier life cycle from supplier selection, adoption, induction, through to ongoing management and exit (where applicable)

Requirements

• 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and collaborate across functions/borders
• Good understanding and interpretation of related design specification
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package