Strategic Buyer at Adecco Strategic Buyer at Adecco in Stafford, Virginia Posted in about 16 hours ago.

Type:

full-time

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