For more than six decades, the skilled thinkers, makers, and doers at Frontgrade have embraced our mission to solve complex technology challenges across the U.S. and around the globe.

We’re the leading provider of high reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications, and our products are designed to perform in the harshest of environments. From human spaceflight and space exploration to missile defense, electronic warfare, and healthcare tech advancements, our talented team stays in lockstep with our customers to ensure the success of their missions.

Do you want to help shape the future? In an environment where innovation and ideas go hand-in-hand? Then come join the Frontgrade Team!

Why Work For Us

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.

Other benefits include:

Competitive Benefits: Medical (FSA + HSA), Dental, and Vision
Immediate 401K Vesting/Matching
Career Opportunity and Growth
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment
Generous PTO and 11 paid Holidays per year (9 regular and 2 floating)
8 weeks of 100% Paid Family Leave

Overview

The Senior Manager, Procurement leads strategic procurement operations across multiple sites or a major business unit, driving enterprise-level sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and long-range cost optimization. This role oversees a team of procurement professionals, ensures alignment with corporate objectives, strengthens supplier relationships, and advances procurement maturity across the organization. The Senior Manager, Procurement establishes strategic direction, anticipates business needs, and ensures the organization has resilient, compliant, and high-performing supply solutions.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead enterprise procurement strategy development to ensure alignment with organizational goals, long-term affordability targets, and supply resilience
Optimize the supplier base by identifying strategic partners, driving multi-year agreements, and advancing supplier performance and capability
Oversee complex sourcing initiatives across programs or business units, ensuring compliance, competitive advantage, and total cost improvements
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to mature procurement processes, enhance proposal/sourcing activities, and elevate cross-functional collaboration
Establish and monitor procurement performance metrics to ensure operational excellence, cost effectiveness, and timely delivery of materials and services
Develop and execute risk-management strategies to mitigate supply disruptions, quality issues, and commercial exposure
Provide senior-level leadership to the procurement team, ensuring effective staffing, development, coaching, and performance management to maximize team impact
Serve as the primary procurement interface to senior leadership, communicating supply-base risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum six (6) years of experience in people management.
Minimum eight (8) years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Subcontract Management, managing the performance of a broad supply base business
Bachelor's Degree
Applicable experience in lieu of a Degree may be considered.

Additional Information

This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.
Pay Range: $143,827 - $183,220 annually. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.
This position is eligible for a 15% target discretionary annual incentive plan bonus.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email Careers@Frontgrade.com.

If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your application and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter or to join our Talent Community Connect Portal - Connect (icims.com).

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