About this opportunity
Sourcechange lists this Procurement Director opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
A well-funded advanced nuclear technology company is hiring its first Director of Procurement.
The business designs and manufactures small modular reactors and is moving from pilot deployment into fleet-scale manufacturing. Headcount is currently around 70 and expected to pass 100 within twelve months. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CTO.
The opportunity
You would build the function from that starting point: the policies, the systems, the supplier base, the qualification framework, and eventually the team.
This is a sole contributor position at the outset, with hiring to follow as production scales.
What you would own
Strategic sourcing and supplier selection for long-lead, safety-related and capital-intensive equipment, including pressure vessel forgings, steam generators, and instrumentation and controls
Supplier contracts, master supply agreements, pricing structures and delivery commitments
Vendor qualification and oversight aligned to nuclear supplier quality expectations
Make/buy decisions and technical requirements alongside Engineering
Supply chain risk across a multi-jurisdiction supplier base spanning the US, UK and Europe
Capital equipment budgeting, forecasting and purchase commitments with Finance
Import, export and trade compliance for international procurement
What we need to see
You have built or materially transformed a procurement function, not managed within an existing one.
You have held a senior procurement role and owned the function, including hiring
Experience procuring long-lead, safety-critical or ASME-code components
A combination of large-company global sourcing discipline and smaller-company or startup pace.
Strong contract negotiation on capital equipment and long-term supply agreements
Comfort working directly with engineers on technical requirements and manufacturability
Strongly preferred
Experience in capital-intensive engineered equipment: power generation, aerospace, defense, semiconductor capital equipment or heavy industrial
Experience taking a product from prototype into repeatable production
How they work
Extreme ownership, balanced with a willingness to change your mind. If you are attached to being right, this will not suit you.
No visa sponsorship available. On-site in Austin.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.