Strategic Buyer, Advanced Manufacturing
Role Overview
The Strategic Buyer, Advanced Manufacturing combines procurement and project management for capital equipment, automation, integrations, engineered solutions, prototypes, and manufacturing investments.
The role owns commercial execution from RFP/RFQ and supplier selection through purchase order placement, milestones, delivery, installation, and acceptance.
The position partners with Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, Quality, Operations, Finance, Program teams, and suppliers.
This is a 100% onsite position, Monday through Friday.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position Overview
The Strategic Buyer, Advanced Manufacturing combines procurement and project management for capital equipment, automation, integrations, engineered solutions, prototypes, and manufacturing investments.
The role owns commercial execution from RFP/RFQ and supplier selection through purchase order placement, milestones, delivery, installation, and acceptance.
The position partners with Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, Quality, Operations, Finance, Program teams, and suppliers.
This is a 100% onsite position, Monday through Friday.
Responsibilities
- Own procurement and commercial execution for advanced-manufacturing investments.
- Lead sourcing, supplier selection, negotiations, purchase orders, and implementation activities.
- Manage equipment integrators and specialized OEMs through delivery, installation, and commissioning.
- Drive milestones, scope, changes, costs, risks, supplier deliverables, and escalations.
- Coordinate FAT/SAT and ensure contractual, technical, safety, and operational requirements are met.
- Manage supplier performance, due diligence, onboarding, risk mitigation, and corrective actions.
- Provide project reporting and recommendations and develop cost and total-cost-of-ownership analyses.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; field of study is flexible.
- Typically 5-7 years of relevant procurement, sourcing, capital equipment, manufacturing, or project experience.
- Experience purchasing capital equipment or custom engineered solutions in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading RFQs, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, and end-to-end purchasing execution.
- Strong commercial, supplier-performance, risk-management, communication, and data-analysis capabilities.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to work onsite Monday through Friday and travel up to 25%.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with equipment integrators, OEMs, automation suppliers, robotics, sensors, production machinery, or installations.
- Experience with facility stand-up, production-line expansion, automation implementation, or equipment upgrades.
- Familiarity with FAT/SAT, SOW creation, BOM management, spare-parts planning, MRO requirements, or change-order management.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 or similar quality-system requirements.
- Experience with ERP/MRP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, Oracle Analytics, or similar systems.
Desired Competencies
High ownership, urgency, execution discipline, negotiation ability, and commercial judgment.
Project and milestone ownership, independent problem solving, and comfort with ambiguity.
Cross-functional influence without direct authority and the ability to manage complex priorities.
Supplier performance and risk management, data-driven decisions, and executive-level communication.
About PacSci EMC and Ralliant
Ralliant is an independent precision-technology company with instruments, sensors, and subsystems serving mission-critical industries.
PacSci EMC develops energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications, with engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Arizona and California.
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