Purchasing & Materials Lead

The role

This person will own day-to-day purchasing administration and support inventory and materials activities. They will coordinate purchasing from request through fulfillment and support shipping, receiving, and logistics.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day purchasing administration across the company.
• Manage approved purchases through fulfillment, including purchase order processing, supplier coordination, order tracking, and documentation.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams on quotations, pricing, availability, and lead times.
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Mission Assurance to ensure requirements are met.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier records.
• Manage inventory, receiving, materials, and shipping activities.
• Coordinate receiving, inspection, acceptance, traceability, and shipping requirements.
• Support broader business operations, including office and facility needs.
• Take ownership of operational projects and process improvements.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, inventory, materials management, supply chain, or a related operational role
• Experience managing purchasing transactions, purchase orders, supplier coordination, and order fulfillment
• Experience working with inventory, receiving, shipping, or materials-management processes
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with technical, finance, quality, and other cross-functional teams
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, defense, or another technical environment
• Familiarity with purchasing and inventory systems, ERP platforms, or related business systems
• Experience working within quality-controlled or regulated environments
• Experience helping implement or improve purchasing, inventory, or materials-management processes
• Prior experience in a startup or high-growth company

Benefits

• Open Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA
• Wellness Stipend
• Work From Home Stipend
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability plans
• Commuter Benefit
• Education Reimbursement

Before you apply

• Job offer contingent upon capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls
• Must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, a protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the US Department of State

About the company

Scout is building a new way to see and operate in space with a new paradigm of data. Scout Space is a rapidly growing team deploying real solutions to orbit over the next 2 years.