Senior Buyer / Global Supply Chain Manager

The role

You will own end to end procurement and build a domestic-first supplier base. This role involves managing day-to-day purchasing for customer programs and developing sourcing strategies to scale the company.

What you will do

• Own purchasing for high-mix, low-volume electromechanical builds
• Convert customer BOMs and quotes into purchase orders with complete requirements and flow-downs
• Run expedites, shortages and allocation calls
• Manage customer-furnished material and customer-directed suppliers
• Maintain accurate purchasing data in ERP
• Build and maintain the Approved Supplier List
• Develop a domestic and allied-nation supply base
• Negotiate pricing, LTAs, blanket orders, consignment and VMI programs
• Track supplier performance and drive SCARs
• Identify single-source, obsolescence and geopolitical risks

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in procurement, purchasing or supply management for electromechanical hardware
• At least 3 years in a senior buyer, commodity manager or supply manager role
• Experience in a contract manufacturer (EMS/CM) or high-mix, low-volume production environment
• Hands-on buying across multiple commodities: electronic components, PCBAs, cable/harness, machined and sheet-metal parts
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001 purchasing requirements
• Familiarity with ITAR/EAR and DFARS requirements
• U.S. person status required (ITAR)
• Proven negotiation results on price, lead time and terms
• Experience building supplier relationships from scratch
• Strong ERP/MRP skills (e.g., NetSuite, Odoo, Epicor or similar)
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Comfort reading engineering drawings and BOMs

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, medical device or autonomy hardware
• Background building a supply chain function at an early-stage startup or a new factory
• Established network of domestic machine shops, harness houses, PCBA suppliers and authorized distributors
• Experience sourcing robotics and automation components or capital equipment
• Knowledge of DFARS 252.225 specialty metals, 252.246-7007/7008 counterfeit-part rules, NIST 800-171/CMMC flow-downs, and Buy American / TAA
• Component obsolescence and lifecycle management (e.g., SiliconExpert, Z2Data)
• Certifications such as CPSM, CSCP or APICS CPIM
• Interest in using software and AI to automate procurement workflows
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Generous PTO

Before you apply

• U.S. person status required (ITAR)

About the company

Foundry Robotics is building an AI-native robotics manufacturing company focused on deploying advanced assembly and production capability for leading robotics companies and national-security-critical hardware.