Senior Procurement Manager
Location:
Los Angeles,
near LAX
Employment Type:
Full-time, Exempt, On-Site.
Compensation Range:
$160,000–$180,000
Job Scope
The Senior Procurement Manage is responsible for leading a
centralized purchasing organization supporting multiple product and program
teams. This role manages a team of buyers and subject matter experts
specializing in consumables, castings, extrusions, raw metals, and complex
machined components. The position drives the development and execution of
long-term supplier agreements, ensuring robust negotiations, supply continuity,
cost competitiveness, and regulatory compliance.
The centralized procurement function supports decentralized product
performance teams by providing sourcing strategy, supplier management,
estimating, risk mitigation, and execution through delivery. This role requires
deep experience in aerospace or defense procurement, strong leadership
capability, and the ability to independently resolve complex, high-impact
issues while managing team performance through defined KPIs.
Key Responsibilities
• Establish and maintain procurement processes compliant with DCMA,
FAR, DFARS, and CPSR requirements
• Identify critical suppliers and implement long-term agreements
where appropriate
• Lead complex negotiations to achieve best-value outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement in policies, procedures, and work
instructions
• Improve purchase request flow, cycle time, and predictability
• Oversee supplier onboarding, risk assessment, mitigation, and
continuous improvement
• Achieve cost reduction and cost avoidance objectives
• Manage supplier performance, escalation, and issue resolution
• Lead and develop buyers and subcontract specialists using
performance metrics and KPIs
• Balance workload distribution and manage procurement backlog to
established targets
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience, including 5+
years managing procurement teams; or advanced degree with reduced experience
requirements
• Aerospace or defense purchasing experience required
• Strong SAP experience
• Expertise in complex machining, blueprint interpretation, and
manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated success in contract negotiations and cost savings
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Proven ability to lead teams, develop KPIs, and drive performance
• FAR/DFARS knowledge required
Work Environment
• On-site, full-time
• Fast-paced office with periodic exposure to production or
warehouse settings
• U.S. person status required per export control regulations
Talentry was founded by two folks with over 30 combined years of expertise in the IT, scientific, and technical industries in Southern California. Our proven experience with executive search, staff augmentation, training, and headhunting makes us particularly effective at delivering customized solutions for our clients.
We provide:
- Technical recruiting - staffing and headhunting in IT/Engineering and other technical spaces.
- Non-Technical recruiting - staffing and headhunting for Sales and Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Logistics, Quality, and other functional areas.
- Training – organizational development and workforce optimization training. Particularly popular are training sessions geared toward enhancing the ability of hiring managers to effectively attract, select, and hire candidates.
We have been successful through the “ups and downs” because we focused on one simple axiom: Companies have business problems that need to be solved. In today’s landscape, the solution isn’t always clear. Having the right people on hand to help solve these problems has never been so challenging for our clients. Large professional services firms have been extremely costly to them, and have delivered mixed results.
We founded Talentry simply to solve difficult problems that lie along that most challenging border: the intersection of people and technology. We’ve been successful leveraging our core strengths: Creativity, Adaptability, Integrity, and a relentless focus on Solution Delivery!
But enough about us — let’s talk about you! Are you having trouble finding the right solution to deliver your best to your internal or external clients? Do you have the right people for the job? Do you have budget overruns on major initiatives? Are vendors or nationally branded consulting firms “holding you hostage?” Do you need someone to pick up the slack while an employee is on vacation? We can help!
