Strategic Procurement Specialist - Defense RF

Q Microwave, Inc.; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Q Microwave, Inc. in El Cajon, CA is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join a fast-paced, collaborative team at a leading RF/microwave design and manufacturing company.

The role focuses on MRP/ERP-driven purchasing, supplier management, and aligned cross-functional coordination with Quality and Engineering to ensure on-time delivery and quality. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in manufacturing procurement, and strong Excel skills for data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree/Certificate in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or strategic-buying experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Excel skills, including filtering, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and clear reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review MRP/ERP demand and generate purchase requisitions based on work orders, production schedules, inventory levels, and lead times.
• Negotiate price, lead time, quantities, and commercial terms with vendors.
• Manage open purchase orders and supplier follow-up to expedite, de-expedite, reschedule, cancel, or adjust orders based on business needs.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships while managing supplier performance, AVL records, and cross-functional coordination with Quality and Engineering to ensure delivery, quality, responsiveness, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Monitor and mitigate supplier risk by addressing late deliveries, quality issues, shortages, and nonconforming material; lead recovery actions, corrective actions, and alternate-source strategies to protect supply continuity.
• Support applicable AS9100, customer, export-control, cybersecurity, counterfeit-part, and supplier flow-down requirements in coordination with Quality and Compliance.
• Work with Stockroom and Shipping & Receiving to resolve receipt, inspection, quantity, documentation, and dock-to-stock issues.
• Analyze spend, purchase-price variance, lead-time, supplier performance, expedite activity, and inventory exposure to identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in daily operating reviews, shortage meetings, supplier reviews, inventory initiatives, and continuous-improvement activities.

Job description

Q Microwave, Inc. in El Cajon, CA is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join a fast-paced, collaborative team at a leading RF/microwave design and manufacturing company.

The role focuses on MRP/ERP-driven purchasing, supplier management, and aligned cross-functional coordination with Quality and Engineering to ensure on-time delivery and quality. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in manufacturing procurement, and strong Excel skills for data