R&D & Project Procurement Manager UxV (m/f/d)

Quantum-Systems GmbH; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile working

Bike-Leasing

Corporate Benefits

Employee events

Lunch-Card

Company Shuttle

Job summary

Quantum-Systems GmbH is looking for an R&D & Project Procurement Manager based in Ohio. This professional will manage project procurement for unmanned systems from concept through to series transfer, ensuring that procurement strategies and supplier structures are defined early in the development process.

The role requires a completed degree in engineering or supply chain management, and several years of relevant experience, ideally in aerospace. Benefits include flexible working hours, a company pension scheme, mobile working options, and employee events.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in project procurement, ideally in an aerospace, defense, or high-tech environment.
• Understanding of product development processes and regulatory quality standards.
• Business-fluent communication skills in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement from concept phase to series transfer.
• Conduct cost analyses and select qualified suppliers.
• Ensure cost, schedule, and quality targets within development programs.

Skills

Project procurement

Supplier management

Cost analysis

Technical procurement

Engineering collaboration

Bilingual in German and English

Education

Degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or supply chain management

Job description

As an R&D & Project Procurement Manager, you are responsible for project procurement for development programs in the field of unmanned systems (UxV). In this role, you are involved in development programs at an early stage and ensure that procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost frameworks are optimally designed already during the development phase.

Working closely with R&D, product management, and production, you bring your procurement expertise into the development process early on and make a significant contribution to transferring innovative drone systems into series production efficiently and successfully. At the same time, you are responsible for project procurement for new products and actively support the further development of our supplier base in a high-tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for project procurement in development projects, from the concept phase through to series transfer (NPI / NPD).

• Early involvement in R&D and engineering projects to define procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost models.

• Managing procurement for prototypes, pre-series, and production ramp-ups (NPI/NPD).

• Selecting, qualifying, and developing strategic suppliers and technology partners in the areas of electronics, mechanics, and system components.

• Conducting cost analyses, target costing, make-or-buy evaluations, and design-to-cost initiatives in close collaboration with technical teams.

• Ensuring cost, schedule, and quality targets within development programs.

• Carrying out supplier evaluations, risk analyses, and supplier development measures in accordance with relevant aerospace and quality standards (e.g. EN9100).

• Supporting first article inspections/sampling, industrialization, and series transfer of new products.

• Managing escalations, supplier risks, and technical clarifications in close coordination with engineering, quality, and program management.

• Conducting market analyses and identifying new technologies, suppliers, and manufacturing capacities.

Qualifications

• A completed degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, or a comparable qualification.

• Several years of experience in project procurement, technical procurement, or R&D procurement, ideally in an aerospace, defense, or high-tech environment.

• Experience working with engineering teams and development programs, as well as in managing technical suppliers.

• Understanding of product development processes, industrialization, and transfer to series production.

• Experience dealing with quality standards and regulatory requirements in a technological environment (e.g. EN9100).

• An analytical and structured way of working, along with a strong ability to coordinate complex technical procurement projects.

• Business-fluent communication skills in German and English.

• Willingness to undertake occasional national and international business travel.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile working: If it gets too turbulent for you in our office, you can get the necessary balance through mobile working.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Pasing in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.