Buyer, Maritime

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Support in health and recovery

Job summary

Slope is looking for a Procurement Specialist in Costa Mesa, California, with a focus on managing procurement processes and supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in technical procurement within a manufacturing environment, possess excellent documentation and communication skills, and be adept at problem-solving in a dynamic setting. Competitive salary ranging from $77,000 to $106,000 with a comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and monitor performance.
• Resolve supply chain disruptions and quality issues.

Skills

Technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Time-management skills

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order Management: Create, issue, and manage purchase orders to meet production and program needs.
• Maintain day to day relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing.
• Quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track.
• Monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration with stakeholders such as engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals.
• Maintain accurate records, track procurement KPIs, and identify opportunities to streamline processes.
• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for direct commodities and/or categories.
• Documenting and reporting supplier performance and actively participate in monthly, weekly, and daily review processes as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality improvement, and on‑time delivery.
• Support the supplier life cycle from supplier selection, adoption, induction, through to ongoing management and exit (where applicable).

Qualifications and Additional Skills

• 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
• Ability to work in cross functional teams and collaborate with across functions / borders
• Good understanding and interpretation of related design specification
• Excellent problem‑solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Excellent attention to detail

US Salary Range: $77,000 – $106,000 USD

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.