At a glance
- Experience
- 2-4 years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Long Beach
About the role
- Vast is looking for an Avionics Buyer II, reporting to the Director, Avionics Supply Chain, to support the development of systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full procurement lifecycle for assigned commodities/categories, from demand identification through fulfillment
- Manage supply base against business KPI’s and drive supplier improvement activities
- Act as a voice for Supply Chain to inform and influence partner organizations to drive both strategic and tactical initiatives
- Proactively align source selection, negotiation, and contracting strategies with program, customer, and product strategies
- Review and leverage contracts and Terms & Conditions, lead negotiations, and build defensible should-cost models
- Coordinate and collaborate with key stakeholders such as Legal, Contracts, Finance, Planning, Operations, Program Management, Engineering, and Quality to effectively manage supplier performance in the best interests of Vast
- Communicate proactively and align messaging to business priorities
- Flag risks to schedule, cost, and delivery and share commodity strategies to influence business decisions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 2–4+ years of experience in sourcing/procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing operations
- Experience supporting supplier selection and RFQ/RFP cycles, negotiations, and PO placement
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelors of science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field
- Experience in a purchasing or sourcing role supporting aerospace, spaceflight, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments and complex systems
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
- Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
- Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction
- Ability to balance multiple priorities with ambiguous instructions
- Familiarity with circuit card design per IPC-A-610 and/or J standards
Benefits
- Company equity
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff with ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- ClassPass credits
- Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
- Exceptional food perks including snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, free dinner meals, and subsidized lunch
Workplace
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to support supplier visits
Skills
- Altium
