Procurement Leader: Strategic Sourcing & Operations

Harmonic Drive LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmonic Drive LLC seeks a strategic, hands-on procurement leader to own purchasing across production and non-production spend. You’ll shape the function from scratch, lead a small team of buyers, and drive supplier strategy, negotiations, and risk management for critical components used in aerospace, robotics, and medical devices.

You’ll build spend visibility, implement modern sourcing practices, and travel to supplier sites to secure favorable terms and ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive purchasing/strategic sourcing experience in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy and supplier negotiations across production and non-production categories.
• Build Harmonic Drive’s first formal non-production purchasing program with vendor lists and spend visibility.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of buyers/planners while handling complex negotiations.
• Own key supplier relationships, performance, and risk including metals, castings, machined components, and electro-mechanical parts.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts including terms, long-term agreements, and NDAs.
• Create and negotiate safety stock agreements to protect on-time delivery.
• Drive supplier-side resolution of excess and obsolete inventory with Finance.
• Serve as procurement contact for quality audits (AS9100/ISO 9001; DFARS awareness).
• Introduce modern sourcing: spend analytics, supplier scorecards, AI tools.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Negotiation

Spend analytics

Risk management

ERP knowledge

Education

CPSM

CPIM

CPM

Tools

Dynamics 365 F&O

Dynamics AX

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

Harmonic Drive LLC seeks a strategic, hands-on procurement leader to own purchasing across production and non-production spend. You’ll shape the function from scratch, lead a small team of buyers, and drive supplier strategy, negotiations, and risk management for critical components used in aerospace, robotics, and medical devices.

You’ll build spend visibility, implement modern sourcing practices, and travel to supplier sites to secure favorable terms and ensure on-time delivery.