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Salary: USD 108,000 - 143,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Buyer to join its rapidly growing Maritime team in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The Maritime team is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for seabed exploration, operating ultra-long-range, full-ocean-depth platforms and executing multi-million-dollar contracts while performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations.
In this role, you will manage the procurement process and contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, working closely with engineering, finance, and manufacturing teams. You will be responsible for creating, issuing, and managing purchase orders to meet production and program needs. Day-to-day responsibilities include maintaining supplier relationships, monitoring performance, and resolving issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing. You will quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track, and monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules.
You will collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals. Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, tracking procurement KPIs, identifying process improvements, supporting the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for direct commodities and categories, documenting and reporting supplier performance, and participating in monthly, weekly, and daily review processes. You will support continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality improvement, and on-time delivery, and manage the supplier lifecycle from selection and adoption through ongoing management and exit.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within an energetic, creative, and innovative team passionate about subsea robotics and ocean exploration in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are central to success.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
- Excellent documentation and communication skills, including interpersonal relationship skills, negotiating, and relationship management 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 and borders
- Good understanding and interpretation of related design specifications
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills with high discretion and judgment in decision-making
- Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
