Strategic Supply Chain Buyer — Direct Spend

Hadrian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is hiring a Senior Supply Chain Buyer (Direct Spend) to own end-to-end procurement from RFQ through PO, while managing supplier performance and cross-functional alignment. You will partner with internal teams to hit cost, quality, and schedule targets and drive long-term program success in a dynamic aerospace-minded environment.

You will own sourcing, negotiate terms, manage contracts, and optimize workflows to ensure timely delivery and strong supplier relationships across commodity

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in procurement or supply chain execution owning a direct commodity such as machined components, electronics, sheet metal, raw material, or PCB/PCBA.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related field.
• Strong project management instincts with attention to detail and proactive communication to stakeholders.
• Comfortable interpreting engineering data (drawings, GD&T, specs) to meet manufacturing requirements.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships with engineers, supply chain peers, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift and speed matters.
• Proficiency with ERP related purchasing/planning functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing efforts across your assigned commodity or program area, including RFQ development, supplier selection, negotiation, and PO management through acknowledgement.
• Serve as the primary interface between suppliers and customers, ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and quality standards across the supply chain.
• Own demand fulfillment accountability, with a relentless focus on quality, while optimizing for cost and schedule.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, using performance data and KPIs to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and root cause resolution in partnership with Supplier Quality.
• Provide tactical support on both customer and supplier contracts, ensuring commercial and technical requirements are executed and upheld.
• Identify process gaps and build or improve operational workflows where they don't yet exist.
• Maintain tight feedback loop with internal supplier quality to ensure issue resolution is swift and accurate.

Skills

Procurement

RFQ development

Negotiation

PO management

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM, Business, Eng, or related field

Job description

Hadrian is hiring a Senior Supply Chain Buyer (Direct Spend) to own end-to-end procurement from RFQ through PO, while managing supplier performance and cross-functional alignment. You will partner with internal teams to hit cost, quality, and schedule targets and drive long-term program success in a dynamic aerospace-minded environment.

You will own sourcing, negotiate terms, manage contracts, and optimize workflows to ensure timely delivery and strong supplier relationships across commodity