Location
Primarily onsite in Torrance, California, United States. Candidates must be able to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
Salary
$126,160–$173,470 USD per year
Company
Divergent develops integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for demanding automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.
What you will do
•Lead sourcing and procurement for concurrent capital projects, including manufacturing equipment, facility investments, and the new factory.
•Manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, requirements, bid leveling, supplier selection, contracting, and supplier performance.
•Negotiate capital equipment purchases, MSAs, SOWs, facility service agreements, maintenance agreements, and professional services contracts.
•Support capital planning and project budgets with market insights, cost benchmarks, and lead-time visibility while driving savings, schedule improvements, risk mitigation, and supplier accountability.
•Source additional G&A categories including engineering support, marketing, HR, consulting, training, travel, and corporate services, with backup support for construction sourcing as needed.
•Develop procurement processes, systems, governance, reporting, spend visibility, and cross-functional ways of working.
Requirements
•Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
•10+ years of experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain management.
•Ability to independently manage sourcing projects and supplier negotiations with minimal oversight, from requirements gathering through contract execution and supplier performance management.
•Strong experience negotiating capital equipment agreements, MSAs, SOWs, service agreements, and other commercial contracts.
•Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
•Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environments.
•Working knowledge of procurement systems and ERP platforms.
Nice to have
•CapEx procurement experience involving manufacturing equipment, factory startups or expansions, or capital project support.
•Experience sourcing G&A services such as engineering support, marketing, HR, consulting, and training.
•Exposure to construction procurement, including contractor proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and change orders.
•Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, defense, industrial, or high-growth technology environments.
•Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or a similar tier-1 cloud system.
Culture & Benefits
•Regular full-time employment with salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
•HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Learning and development reimbursement.
•Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing, and mission-driven manufacturing environment.
