Product/Project Procurement Manager

Entegee; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Job summary

Entegee in Orlando, FL is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead Make-or-Buy analyses and develop strategic sourcing plans. The role focuses on translating complex customer and contract requirements into actionable purchasing strategies while ensuring compliance and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has engineering or business acumen with supply chain expertise, strong communication, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams in a complex, multi-cultural environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with substantial experience in procurement/supply chain decisions.
• Experience applying Make/Buy analyses and supplier risk assessment.
• Ability to translate requirements into purchasing actions.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market offerings, supplier capabilities, and innovations to improve solution competitiveness.
• Lead Make-or-Buy analyses and define sourcing strategies at project levels.
• Translate customer and contract requirements into purchasing obligations.
• Identify acquisition needs across bids, projects, and products; organize purchasing work packages.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, legal requirements, and acquisition processes.
• Validate procureability and influence technical solutions to optimize cost, quality, and supplier feasibility.
• Develop acquisition plans with cross-functional teams to optimize Total Cost of Ownership.

Skills

Education background

Procurement strategy

Make/Buy

Supplier risk

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or business

Master's degree in field

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or business with 8-12+ years’ experience or Master’s degree in field with 6+ years’ experience
• Understanding of the in-flight entertainment and aerospace connectivity industry and of products’ lifecycles a plus
• Understanding of Make/Buy approaches and inputs as well as supplier risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Ability to capture the long term vision of a product or strategic objectives of a project and apply procurement expertise to aid in meeting the same
• Ability tomake commitments and delivery what they promise
• Bid and Program management competencies
• Ability to provide added value to product/project solutions through their experience and background
• Experience in designing solutions for customers is necessary
• Capability to manage by influence and to convince
• Open minded (listen, share ideas) and bring added value / capture innovation
• Capability to handle conflicts / problem resolution
• To be agile (adapt in a complex environment, multi-cultural aspect open )
• Excellent intercommunication in written and verbal formats in his environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks while meeting deadlines in high-pressure environment
• Able to synthetize a global view of a complex problem

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze market offerings, supplier capabilities, and emerging innovations to identify opportunities to improve solution competitiveness.
• Lead Make-or-Buy analyses and define sourcing strategies at structural and project levels.
• Translate customer and prime contract requirements into appropriate purchasing requirements and supplier contractual obligations.
• Identify acquisition needs across bids, projects, and products, and organize them into purchasing work packages.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, legal and regulatory requirements, and applicable acquisition processes.
• Validate product and project design procureability, influencing technical solutions to optimize cost, quality, and supplier feasibility.
• Develop acquisition plans in collaboration with Family Buyers to optimize cost, competitiveness, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Prepare and present the Purchasing Executive Summary (PES) at Gate 2 to secure commitment to purchasing cost and competitiveness targets.
• Execute and monitor acquisition plans throughout project development and production, ensuring adherence to schedule, quality, cost, and risk targets.
• Coordinate technical teams, project stakeholders, and Family Buyers to ensure effective implementation of purchasing strategies.
• Act as the interface between the business and Family Buyers, translating customer and operational needs into purchasing strategies and promoting supplier innovations.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

• Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan.
• Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.
• Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
• Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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