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Strategic Buyer at Adecco Strategic Buyer at Adecco in Stafford, Virginia Posted in about 16 hours ago.
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NOW HIRING
STRATEGIC
BUYER - LETHALITY & CRITICAL SUPPLIERS
Supply Chain / Procurement We are seeking an experienced Strategic Buyer to support a portfolio of critical defense suppliers and play a key role in the lethality package supply chain , including warheads, Electronic Safe & Arm (ESAF) devices, HOBS, and other critical components . This is a hands-on procurement role requiring strong supplier management, purchasing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills in a technically complex aerospace/defense environment.
What You'll Do:
- Manage strategic and critical supplier relationships
- Own purchase orders, releases, acknowledgements, changes, and expediting
- Monitor delivery performance, lead times, shortages, and supply-chain risks
- Lead supplier recovery and mitigation activities
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, capacity, and MOQs
- Support sourcing and supplier selection for new programs
- Lead long-lead material planning and supplier capacity assessments
- Maintain accurate ERP/MRP purchasing data
- Track and communicate procurement risks to leadership
- Support supplier business reviews and performance improvement initiatives
- Ensure compliance with applicable defense, contractual, export-control, and quality requirements
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, or supplier-management experience
- Direct supplier experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated environment
- Strong purchase-order and supplier-delivery management experience
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively with Engineering and Manufacturing teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Aerospace/defense, missiles, munitions, energetics, or weapon-system experience
- Complex electromechanical or energetic component procurement
- DoD contracting experience
- Knowledge of
FAR/DFARS, ITAR, CMMC
, or related requirements
- Long-lead, sole-source, or single-source supplier experience
- Supplier recovery, capacity constraints, or production ramp-up experience
- APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or similar certification
- U.
S. Citizenship