Director of Procurement

Company: Honeybee Robotics, Inc.
Location: Longmont
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

As a member of the Blue Origin family of companies, Honeybee Robotics designs and builds robotics to explore and utilize space. Since our founding in 1983, we've pushed technical boundaries to pursue bold, audacious ideas on critical missions. We're looking for technically brilliant people in engineering, software, and various support fields who take ownership of their work, enjoy collaborating in teams, and have a laser focus on the details that drive excellence.We are seeking a skilled Director of Procurement to join our leadership team at Honeybee Robotics. In this role, you will lead a cross-site team responsible for acquiring goods and services in support of production and business operations. Reporting directly to Honeybee's President, you will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement systems, policies, and procedures that comply with government cost accounting standards and federal acquisition regulations, as well as quality management system requirements.Responsibilities:

• Lead a cross-site team of managers, supervisors, buyers, and admins responsible for the acquisition of goods and services in support of production and business operations.
• Develop and implement procurement systems, policies and procedures that comply with government cost accounting standards and federal acquisition regulations as well as quality management system requirements.
• Build and manage the company's base of qualified suppliers.
• Develop, track and report department and supplier KPIs.
• Plan major RFI/RFP/RFQ and execute major subcontract negotiations.
• Provide oversight to the purchasing function.Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
  • 10+ years of supply chain experience in a custom aerospace and defense manufacturing environment, space industry background is a plus.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing a team/teams.
  • Working knowledge of the FAR, government cost accounting standards (CAS), TINA, and AS9100.
  • Strong organizational skills and able to handle multiple tasks and responsibilities.
  • Strong communications skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office and MRP/ERP systems.
  • Excellent leadership and managerial skills.
  • Ability to build a team and delegate while maintaining required results.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with all levels of the organization.
  • Availability to travel up to 25% of the time.Compensation and Benefits:
    • Employee Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with up to 4.5% company match, and annual company and individual bonus opportunities.
    • Paid Time Off includes up to 4 weeks per year, paid sick leave, and 13 holidays.$160,000 - $210,000 a yearSalary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, location, and alignment with market data.This opportunity is open to candidates who would like to work at either our headquarters in Longmont, Colorado, or our Altadena, CA location. We also offer one remote workday per week. Please apply if you're interested in joining our team at either of these locations. We'd love to hear from you!Applicants for employment at Honeybee Robotics, LLC must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Honeybee Robotics, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

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