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Salary: USD 170,500 - 238,500 / annual
Neros Technologies is a defense technology company designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems (drones) tested in combat and built at scale. The company operates with a fast, hands-on culture focused on closing the gap between design and deployment.
You will build and lead the integrated sourcing and supplier quality function for Neros' growing supply base. This is a hands-on management role that owns category strategy, supplier relationships, supplier qualification, supplier quality performance, and cross-functional alignment from supplier selection through delivery. You will scale production while reducing supplier-driven risk across critical component categories.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop category strategy, identify emerging supplier risks and opportunities, and shape long-term supply plans
- Build and manage high-performing supplier relationships supporting quality, delivery, compliance, cost, and strategic alignment
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of supplier quality engineers responsible for supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, and acceptance criteria
- Own supplier scorecards, business reviews, quality KPIs, corrective action cycle times, and performance improvement initiatives
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and regional supply chain teams across Air, Ground, and EE categories
- Champion risk mitigation through proactive planning, dual-sourcing, supply continuity planning, and commercial negotiations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supplier quality, supply chain, manufacturing operations, or related function
- Demonstrated experience leading supplier management, strategic sourcing, contract management, negotiations, and category strategy development
- Hands-on experience with supplier qualification, supplier audits, corrective actions, root-cause analysis, supplier scorecards, and quality KPI ownership
- Experience building or leading supplier quality engineering teams, including mentoring senior individual contributors
- Strong understanding of manufactured components, assemblies, inspection protocols, acceptance criteria, and supplier performance management
- Proven ability to partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and procurement teams in fast-paced production environment
- Experience driving supply continuity, dual-sourcing, cost reduction, quality improvement, and risk mitigation across complex supplier base
- Strong analytical, communication, and executive-facing business review skills
- Ability to operate with urgency, handle ambiguity, and make practical tradeoffs across cost, schedule, quality, and risk
Nice to have:
- Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, drones, electronics, automotive, hardware, or high-reliability manufacturing
- Experience with PCBA, mechanical, electromechanical, RF, airframe, propulsion, or ground systems suppliers
- Experience scaling supplier quality and sourcing in startup or high-growth manufacturing company
- Familiarity with ASL processes, first article inspection, APQP/PPAP methods, ISO/AS9100 environments, or lean/six sigma
- Prior experience managing international suppliers, including APAC-based supplier quality or sourcing
