Senior Buyer / Purchasing & Procurement Manager

This position requires someone who can take ownership of the purchasing and procurement function from end to end. The right candidate will be hands-on with day-to-day purchasing while also managing suppliers, improving processes, tracking performance, and partnering with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and finance.

What You'll Do

• Own purchasing and procurement activities from requisition through delivery.
• Source materials, equipment, services, production supplies, and outsourced manufacturing services.
• Create, issue, manage, and track supplier purchase orders.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, terms, and delivery commitments with suppliers.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships focused on cost, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Manage the Approved Supplier List and support supplier qualification and onboarding.
• Track supplier performance, including quality, on-time delivery, and purchasing turnaround times.
• Resolve supplier nonconformance issues and support corrective action activities.
• Coordinate purchasing priorities with engineering, manufacturing, quality, program management, and finance.
• Maintain procurement records, supplier certifications, quality documentation, and product traceability records.
• Support AS9100 and NADCAP purchasing-related audits and compliance requirements.
• Identify purchasing risks and develop solutions before they impact production.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts within purchasing and supply chain operations.
• Support and develop purchasing processes as the organization continues to grow.