Procurement Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: Irvine, CA, United States; onsite in a professional office and manufacturing environment. Travel to vendors required up to 40%.

Salary: $75,000–$95,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite products and provides end-to-end satellite solutions for aerospace, defense, military, civil, and commercial missions.

What you will do

• Manage company-wide purchasing functions, including creating, managing, and closing requisitions and purchase orders.
• Coordinate purchase requests, approvals, exceptions, invoices, receipts, credit card orders, receiving, and accounting activities.
• Manage and develop the vendor base, including supplier onboarding and vendor performance evaluation reporting.
• Analyze purchasing data, cash flow, project budgets, expenses, revenues, forecasts, and performance fluctuations.
• Recommend cost-reduction opportunities, financial performance improvements, process changes, and procurement policy updates.
• Prepare purchasing reports and projections and collaborate with Finance, Project, Executive, and other stakeholder teams.

Requirements

• BS degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and financial software.
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence and experience with supplier onboarding processing.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, presentation, reporting, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person or lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under U.S. government space technology export regulations. A current U.S. national security clearance or eligibility may also be required.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or investment banking.
• Understanding of project management and program budgets.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) matching.
• Flexible Time Off and paid parental leave.
• Education and tuition reimbursement.
• Professional office environment within a satellite manufacturing company.