Lead, Fulfillment Purchasing

United States Digital Space LLC; McGregor (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Lead, Fulfillment Purchasing to manage a team of buyers and drive efficiency across purchasing processes. You will lead training, hiring and timecard oversight while applying quantitative analysis to prioritize workload and optimize supplier performance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to set SLAs/KPIs, manage supplier relations, and ensure timely orders and payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of purchasing experience expected.
• Experience in a purchasing or supply chain role is preferred.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities are required.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SQL and PowerBI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of fulfillment buyers, responsible for personnel training, development, hiring and timecard management.
• Perform advanced quantitative analysis to understand team workload, level load and prioritize requirements; develop models to identify efficiencies in purchasing processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure delivery, cost reduction, quality and timeliness.
• Manage all department escalations with internal customers.
• Manage sourcing, negotiation, and supplier relationships for assigned spend categories; support sourcing team members.
• Drive change management across functions and with senior stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Issue purchase orders quickly and ensure acknowledgment by suppliers.
• Review open order reports and manage deliveries.
• Resolve invoice issues and ensure vendors are paid on time.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Problem solving

Fast-paced

Customer service

Communication skills

Analytical skills

SQL

PowerBI

MS Office

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

MS Office Suite

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

LEAD, FULFILLMENT PURCHASING

We are a progressive procurement organization pushing the boundaries of traditional procurement reputation and methodologies. We are looking for individuals who can think outside the box to achieve company objectives regarding value and partnerships with our suppliers. Our organization moves quickly, and you must too. the company has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality, and delivery. This individual will support indirect supplier management and SG&A spend reduction initiatives. The purchasing team has aggressive objectives for 2026 that positively impact our product and bottom line. We are looking for the right person who is equipped and ready for these challenges to join our team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of fulfillment buyers, responsible for personnel training, development, hiring and timecard management.

• Analysis: Responsible for advanced quantitative analysis to understand team workload, level load and prioritize requirements between team members and determine overtime requirements. Perform business process analysis and develop models to identify efficiencies within purchasing processes by driving projects internally and interfacing with connected teams (Accounts Payable, Shipping, etc.)

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria, such as delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality, and timeliness of delivery.

• Manage all department escalations with internal customers.

• Manage sourcing, negotiation, and supplier relationships for assigned spend categories. Support sourcing team members as needed with relevant supplier/strategy feedback on categories served by the fulfillment team.

• Change Management: Successfully partner across functions and with senior internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive results, influence others and facilitate change management across the company.

• Issue purchase orders quickly and without error and ensure purchase orders are acknowledged by suppliers.

• Review open order report and manage deliveries.

• Resolve invoice issues and ensure that vendors are paid on time.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3+ years of purchasing experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in a purchasing or supply chain role.
• Remarkable problem solving skills with a bias for speed.
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills.
• Technical skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI).
• Ability to conduct all activities with the highest degree of integrity.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to communicate outside of work hours.
• This position is based in McGregor, TX, and requires being onsite full-time - hybrid and remote work will not be considered.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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