Mechanical Buyer

K2 Space

• $65K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in supply chain management or engineering in aerospace
  • 2+ years with commodities like machined parts and heat pipes
  • Experience interpreting technical engineering drawings
  • Strong understanding of inventory management
  • 2+ years managing bills of materials for mechanical assemblies
  • 1+ year experience with SQL or data processing software
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and finance

Responsibilities

  • Source structural and mechanical hardware with expedited lead times
  • Negotiate costs and contracts with key suppliers
  • Manage supplier quality and timely deliveries
  • Act as primary interface between suppliers and internal customers
  • Manage Bill of Materials for assemblies
  • Implement master planning schedule for production
  • Develop analytics for tracking supply chain objectives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off and paid parental leave
  • Life insurance options
  • Opportunities for equity in the company
  • Support for reasonable accommodations during the application process
Full Job Description
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


If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

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