Ursa Major
Director, Sourcing & Procurement
Berthoud, Colorado · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$187k-$234kDetected 16 days ago
Supply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPLeadership
About the role
- The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
- The Director, Sourcing & Procurement is responsible for leading the strategic and operational procurement function across direct materials, supplier quality, and supplier engineering.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end procurement function, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, supplier quality, and supplier engineering initiatives
- Develop, transform, and execute sourcing strategies that align with program requirements, production schedules, and long-term business objectives. Balance fast-paced development requirements with mature customer programs
- Establish and create category management strategy for supply base
- Build and maintain a high-performing supplier base capable of supporting aerospace and defense manufacturing requirements, including scalability, quality, delivery, and cost targets
- Lead supplier engineering efforts to improve supplier process capability, product conformity, and manufacturing readiness
- Manage supplier performance metrics, including on-time delivery, quality performance, responsiveness, and cost reduction initiatives
- Partner closely with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to support new product introduction (NPI), qualification activities, first article inspections (FAI), and supplier readiness for production ramp
- Drive supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives using root cause analysis, corrective actions, and process improvement methodologies
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including long-lead material constraints, single-source dependencies, geopolitical concerns, and supplier capacity limitations
- Lead contract negotiations, pricing strategies, and supplier agreements to optimize cost, lead time, and commercial terms
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, supplier quality, or supplier engineering within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing environments
- Proven experience leading procurement and supplier management functions in a complex, cross-functional organization
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, cost management, and procurement operations
- Demonstrated experience managing supplier quality and supplier development initiatives in regula
Compensation
- $187k-$234k
Company info
- Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch.
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