R&D & Project Procurement Manager UxV

Quantum Systems; München; Vor Ort; EUR 75.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Quantum Systems GmbH in Munich develops unmanned drone systems and high-tech aerospace solutions. The R&D & Project Procurement Manager leads early-stage procurement, working closely with R&D, product management and production to design cost-efficient supplier structures and frameworks during development.

You will drive supplier selection, cost analyses, and design-to-cost initiatives while ensuring alignment with schedules and quality targets across prototypes to production ramp-up.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in industrial/mechanical/electrical engineering or supply chain management or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in project procurement, technical procurement or R&D procurement.
• Experience with engineering teams and development programs, managing technical suppliers.
• Understanding of product development, industrialization and transfer to series production.

Aufgaben

• Owns project procurement in development through series transfer (NPI/NPD).
• Involves early with R&D and engineering to define procurement strategies and cost models.
• Manages procurement for prototypes, pre-series and ramp-ups.
• Selects and develops strategic suppliers and technology partners.
• Conducts cost analyses, target costing, make-or-buy evaluations and design-to-cost initiatives.
• Ensures cost, schedule and quality targets in development programs.
• Performs supplier evaluations, risk analyses and supplier development per aerospace standards (EN9100).
• Supports first article inspections, industrialization and series transfer.

Kenntnisse

Analytical mindset

Structured approach

Cross-functional collaboration

German-English fluency

Ausbildung

Industrial engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Supply chain management

Comparable qualification

Tools

EN9100

Jobbeschreibung

As an R&D & Project Procurement Manager, you are responsible for project procurement for development programs in the field of unmanned systems (UxV). In this role, you are involved in development programs at an early stage and ensure that procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost frameworks are optimally designed already during the development phase.

Working closely with R&D, product management, and production, you bring your procurement expertise into the development process early on and make a significant contribution to transferring innovative drone systems into series production efficiently and successfully. At the same time, you are responsible for project procurement for new products and actively support the further development of our supplier base in a high-tech environment.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Responsibility for project procurement in development projects, from the concept phase through to series transfer (NPI / NPD).
• Early involvement in R&D and engineering projects to define procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost models.
• Managing procurement for prototypes, pre-series, and production ramp-ups (NPI/NPD).
• Selecting, qualifying, and developing strategic suppliers and technology partners in the areas of electronics, mechanics, and system components.
• Conducting cost analyses, target costing, make-or-buy evaluations, and design-to-cost initiatives in close collaboration with technical teams.
• Ensuring cost, schedule, and quality targets within development programs.
• Carrying out supplier evaluations, risk analyses, and supplier development measures in accordance with relevant aerospace and quality standards (e.g. EN9100).
• Supporting first article inspections/sampling, industrialization, and series transfer of new products.
• Managing escalations, supplier risks, and technical clarifications in close coordination with engineering, quality, and program management.
• Conducting market analyses and identifying new technologies, suppliers, and manufacturing capacities.

What you bring to the team:

• A completed degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in project procurement, technical procurement, or R&D procurement, ideally in an aerospace, defense, or high-tech environment.
• Experience working with engineering teams and development programs, as well as in managing technical suppliers.
• Understanding of product development processes, industrialization, and transfer to series production.
• Experience dealing with quality standards and regulatory requirements in a technological environment (e.g. EN9100).
• An analytical and structured way of working, along with a strong ability to coordinate complex technical procurement projects.
• Business-fluent communication skills in German and English.
• Willingness to undertake occasional national and international business travel.