Procurement Director

Sourcechange; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourcechange in Austin, TX is seeking a Director of Procurement to architect and lead the function as the company scales its advanced nuclear program. You will own strategic sourcing, supplier qualification and contracts, and work directly with Engineering to align technical requirements with manufacturability.

You will manage international supplier risk and lead a growing team as production expands beyond pilot scale, with a strong emphasis on safety-critical procurement and capital equipment.

Qualifications

• Built or materially transformed a procurement function.
• Senior procurement role owning the function, including hiring.
• Experience procuring long-lead, safety-critical or ASME-code components.

Responsibilities

• Strategic sourcing and supplier selection for long-lead, safety-related and capital-intensive equipment.
• Supplier contracts, master supply agreements, pricing structures and delivery commitments.
• Vendor qualification and oversight aligned to nuclear supplier quality expectations.
• Make/buy decisions and technical requirements alongside Engineering.
• Supply chain risk across a multi-jurisdiction supplier base spanning the US, UK and Europe.
• Capital equipment budgeting, forecasting and purchase commitments with Finance.
• Import, export and trade compliance for international procurement.

Skills

Senior procurement experience

Procurement leadership

Contract negotiation

Capital equipment sourcing

Engineer collaboration

Job description

A well-funded advanced nuclear technology company is hiring its first Director of Procurement.

The business designs and manufactures small modular reactors and is moving from pilot deployment into fleet-scale manufacturing. Headcount is currently around 70 and expected to pass 100 within twelve months. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CTO.

The opportunity

You would build the function from that starting point: the policies, the systems, the supplier base, the qualification framework, and eventually the team.

This is a sole contributor position at the outset, with hiring to follow as production scales.

What you would own

• Strategic sourcing and supplier selection for long-lead, safety-related and capital-intensive equipment, including pressure vessel forgings, steam generators, and instrumentation and controls
• Supplier contracts, master supply agreements, pricing structures and delivery commitments
• Vendor qualification and oversight aligned to nuclear supplier quality expectations
• Make/buy decisions and technical requirements alongside Engineering
• Supply chain risk across a multi-jurisdiction supplier base spanning the US, UK and Europe
• Capital equipment budgeting, forecasting and purchase commitments with Finance
• Import, export and trade compliance for international procurement

What we need to see

• You have built or materially transformed a procurement function, not managed within an existing one.
• You have held a senior procurement role and owned the function, including hiring
• Experience procuring long-lead, safety-critical or ASME-code components
• A combination of large-company global sourcing discipline and smaller-company or startup pace.
• Strong contract negotiation on capital equipment and long-term supply agreements
• Comfort working directly with engineers on technical requirements and manufacturability

Strongly preferred

• Experience in capital-intensive engineered equipment: power generation, aerospace, defense, semiconductor capital equipment or heavy industrial
• Experience taking a product from prototype into repeatable production

How they work

Extreme ownership, balanced with a willingness to change your mind. If you are attached to being right, this will not suit you.

No visa sponsorship available. On-site in Austin.