Senior Supply Chain Buyer (Direct Spend)
HadrianAerospace & company
Los Angeles, United States$89,000 - $134,000Senior
Founders Fund
Lux Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
T. Rowe Price
Altimeter Capital
Morgan Stanley
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Responsible for end-to-end procurement execution and supplier management.
- •The Senior Supply Chain Buyer (Direct Spend) is responsible for end-to-end procurement execution and supplier management in support of Hadrian's supply chain.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead sourcing efforts across your assigned commodity or program area, including RFQ development, supplier selection, negotiation, and PO management through acknowledgement.
- •Serve as the primary interface between suppliers and customers, ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and quality standards across the supply chain.
- •Own demand fulfillment accountability, with a relentless focus on quality, while optimizing for cost and schedule.
- •Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, using performance data and KPIs to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and root cause resolution in partnership with Supplier Quality.
- •Provide tactical support on both customer and supplier contracts, ensuring commercial and technical requirements are executed and upheld.
- •Requirements 2+ years of relevant experience in procurement or supply chain execution owning a direct commodity such as machined components, electronics, sheet metal, raw material, or PCB/PCBA.
- •Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related field.
- •Strong project management instincts: able to juggle multiple accounts and competing priorities with high attention to detail and clear, proactive communication to all stakeholders.
- •Comfortable navigating engineering data (drawings, GD&T, specifications) to interpret manufacturing requirements.
- •Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships with engineers, supply chain peers, and other internal stakeholders alike.
- •Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift and speed matters.
- •Proficiency with ERP related systems and purchasing/planning functions.
Required skills
ProcurementProject Management
Domain expertise
aerospace
Benefits & perks
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees, 401k, Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need, Flexible vacation policy, Equity