Procurement Planner

Title: Procurement Planner

Segment:   Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro)

Location:  San Diego, CA

Company Description: Voyager Space is dedicated to building a better future for humanity in space and on Earth. With over 35 years of spaceflight heritage and over 2,000 successful missions, Voyager is powering the commercial space revolution. Voyager delivers exploration, technology, and defense solutions to a global customer base that includes civil and national security agencies, commercial companies, academic and research institutions, and more.

Position Description: The Procurement Planner ensures that the items and services to build and maintain our advanced products are purchased from specified suppliers and are delivered according to agreed terms and conditions. An important aspect of this role is seeking maximum value for the company through time and cost agreements through expertise with advanced Space parts.

Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrates expertise on Space parts
• Interfaces with Engineering and Manufacturing to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
• Reviews planned orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications, creates requisitions for purchased items, and assists with approval process.
• Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase requisitions to buyer
• Create/Maintain relationships with suppliers
• Ensures requisitions adhere to supplier agreements and contracts, reports non-conformances.
• Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
• Prepares reports for management for scheduling and budgetary purposes.
• Perform buying duties when necessary.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases
• Ensure that any invoices are sent to accounts for payment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contractual requirements
• Run Daily RFQ Report
• Ensures each RFQ get processed in a timely manner (24 hours)
• Ensures each RFQ gets all necessary approval signatures
• Set up Lunch & Learn with suppliers (coordinate with Calendar Admin, availability of meeting room, and employees attending) 
• Run Vendor Open Purchase Order Report (Monthly) and follow up with vendors/reps to ensure scheduling
• Update Purchasing records as needed
• Communicate to Programs Managers when problem/delays occur
• Collect information to set up new SMI vendors (Approve Vendor List) as needed
• Communicate to Parts Team and Managers (PM) about obsolescence on parts (EOL)
• Coordinate with vendors when Return Material Authorization is needed, in coordination with SMI departments QA, AP, and Receiving (as needed)
• Maintain/update SMI vendors ISO certificates (as needed)
• Understand the application of DPAS classification on SMI programs

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Space parts and/or products. 
• Five (5) years of inventory, materials or purchasing procedures experience within a manufacturing environment, 
• Experience in team-based organizations on new technologies to create a learning-based organization
• Computer skills: 
  1. Working in a networked environment using a Windows and/or Windows like interface using Power Point, Excel and Word software programs at an intermediate level 
  2. Ability to use Enterprise-wide systems such as SAP
  3. Proficient level using computerized inventory systems

Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000/year

Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro) offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

  Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.