What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager position at FIRST RF?
Job Details
Job Location
FIRST RF Corporation - Boulder, CO
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
80,000.00 - $130,000.00 Salary
Travel Percentage
Negligible
Job Shift
Job Category
Management
Description
Job Title
Procurement Manager
Classification
Exempt
Reports to
Chief Financial Officer
Date
January 9th, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION
FIRST RF is looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and organized Procurement Manager at our Boulder, Colorado headquarters. As the leader of our Procurement team, you and your team will represent the interests of FIRST RF and its project teams and work on a variety of R&D and Production contracts. Our several-dozen R&D efforts have varied and dynamic procurement needs. Production contracts range in size from quick-response projects with small delivery quantities to large production orders with thousands to tens of thousands of units. This role stands at the intersection of FIRST RF engineering, leadership, and the supply base. The role requires that you bring many skills to bear to ensure technical excellence, financial responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions
This role has multiple functions including direct support on programs, managing relationships with a broad vendor base, and serving as the department head for Procurement.
Department Leadership
- Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with company goals.
- Recruit, train, and manage a team of approximately 3-5 strategic buyers and planners.
- Oversee and improve procurement operations, enhancing personnel skills and capabilities.
- Ensure compliance with US Government regulations, including AS9100 / ISO9001, UCC, FAR, DFAR, and TINA statutes.
- Manage departmental priorities, workload, and process improvements.
- Approve significant purchase orders to ensure adherence to policies, regulations, and contractual requirements.
- Conduct performance evaluations, manage salary reviews, and plan for succession.
Vendor Management
Procurement Operations
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and photocopiers.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week. Typical office hours include Monday-Friday, 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm, however these hours will vary based on workload and the manager's discretion. This job may require more than 40 hours of work per week as the need arises.
Travel
Minimal travel (
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits Summary
We offer all employees four weeks of PTO each year, flexible scheduling, hybrid work, tuition reimbursement, up to 6% 401(k) match, and healthcare, dental, and vision plans.
About FIRST RF
FIRST RF is a fast-growing, multi-disciplined, privately owned small business that develops and delivers affordable, reliable, high-performance products. By merging expert design capabilities and state-of-the-art in-house facilities, we have delivered more than 300,000 antenna and RF system products to date. FIRST RF's customers rely on us to address the most challenging technical, environmental, and integration challenges in the industry, with applications spanning electronic warfare, navigation, multiband communications, conformal and low-observable antennas, radar, and millimeter wave sensing and communications.
AAP / EEO Statement
We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Salary : $80,000 - $130,000
