Strategic Hardware Procurement & Supply Chain Lead

Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd is seeking a Procurement & Supply Chain Manager in Sydney to own end-to-end procurement for capital equipment, materials and services. You will negotiate contracts, balance cost and continuity, and lead purchasing controls across a fast-moving, hardware-focused organization.

You will collaborate with science, engineering and facilities teams to translate technical needs into commercial outcomes, build scalable purchasing processes, and safeguard supply

Qualifications

• Substantial procurement or supply chain experience, ideally in deep tech or hardware.
• Experience with supplier contracts, pricing and service levels.
• Knowledge of export controls, sanctions and dual-use regulations.
• Ability to embed purchasing controls and processes and scale them with the business.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end procurement for capital equipment, specialised materials and services across the business.
• Support negotiation of supplier contracts, pricing and service levels, and maintain a supplier framework, onboarding and vendor data that balance cost, quality and continuity of supply.
• Oversee inventory and materials planning to support the technical roadmap and manufacturing timelines.
• Manage supplier risk, including due diligence, sole-source dependencies and contingency planning.
• Work with Legal and Compliance to apply export control, sanctions and dual-use screening to controlled goods.
• Partner with Finance on budget control, capex and opex approvals and spend reporting, and maintain purchasing systems and records to a robust and auditable standard.
• Deliver cost and efficiency improvements across the supply base, and report savings, supplier performance and supply risk to management.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, and process requisitions through to approval.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Contract negotiation

Commercial judgement

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory & export controls

Purchasing controls

Supply chain risk management

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd is seeking a Procurement & Supply Chain Manager in Sydney to own end-to-end procurement for capital equipment, materials and services. You will negotiate contracts, balance cost and continuity, and lead purchasing controls across a fast-moving, hardware-focused organization.

You will collaborate with science, engineering and facilities teams to translate technical needs into commercial outcomes, build scalable purchasing processes, and safeguard supply