Your Responsibilities- Manage procurement activities for direct materials, components, fabricated parts, and production-related services.
- Issue and manage purchase orders, including pricing, quantities, lead times, delivery requirements, and contractual terms.
- Source and qualify new suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, lead time, and technical capabilities.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQ requirements, and other commercial agreements with suppliers.
- Manage supplier relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for purchasing-related issues.
- Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and capacity.
- Identify and mitigate supply-chain risks, including long-lead items, sole-source components, capacity constraints, and material shortages.
- Review MRP/ERP requirements and translate demand into purchasing actions to support production schedules.
- Analyze BOMs and engineering requirements to ensure materials and components are properly sourced and available when needed.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to resolve procurement and material issues.
- Manage purchase order changes resulting from engineering revisions, BOM changes, quantity changes, and schedule adjustments.
- Expedite critical and delayed materials to prevent production interruptions and maintain program schedules.
- Track open purchase orders and provide visibility into expected delivery dates, shortages, and supplier risks.
- Develop and maintain supplier lead-time, pricing, and capacity information.
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities through competitive bidding, supplier negotiations, alternate sourcing, and volume leverage.
- Support supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Evaluate supplier quotes and prepare commercial comparisons and recommendations for management.
- Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships for critical and high-value components.
- Support new product introduction and production ramp-up activities by ensuring procurement readiness.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing, and purchasing data within the ERP system.
- Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, quality requirements, and applicable contractual requirements.
- Develop contingency plans and alternate sourcing strategies for critical materials and suppliers.
- Support inventory optimization by balancing production requirements, supplier lead times, MOQ, cash flow, and inventory levels.
- Provide management with reporting and analysis on spend, supplier performance, shortages, open orders, and procurement risks.
You Bring- Strong procurement and sourcing experience across manufacturing environments.
- Strategic supplier management with a focus on cost, quality, lead time, capacity, and long-term supplier relationships.
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills to address pricing, delivery, shortages, and supplier performance issues.
- Cross-functional leadership working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to meet production and program requirements.
- Ability to build and improve procurement processes that increase efficiency, visibility, accountability, and supply-chain reliability.
- Example: Ability to prioritize responsibilities and comfort with multi-tasking in a fast-paced, ever-changing, ambiguous environment
Bonus if You Bring- Start-up experience with the ability to build and improve procurement processes, systems, and SOPs in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Contract manufacturing experience, including managing external manufacturing partners, supplier relationships, BOMs, RFQs, and production schedules.
- Manufacturing-focused procurement experience with a strong understanding of fabricated parts, machined components, raw materials, assemblies, and production requirements.
- Experience managing rapid growth and changing priorities, including scaling supplier capacity, mitigating supply-chain risks, and supporting aggressive production timelines.
- Technical and cross-functional experience working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to translate technical requirements into effective sourcing and purchasing strategies.
$85,000 - $100,000 a year
What We Offer- Equity ownership through stock options
- 100% employee healthcare premiums covered
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options
- Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%
- Paid leave, including parental and medical leave
- PPE and workwear allowances
- Annual professional development stipend
- Employee recognition programs that celebrate impactful work and team contributions
- Opportunities for internal growth, career development, and transition into climate from a range of industries and backgrounds
Visa Sponsorship PolicySince we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.
