Quantum Systems
Aerospace
R&D&ProjectProcurementManagerUxV(m/f/d)
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“R&D & Project Procurement Manager UxV (m/f/d) at Quantum Systems. Skills: Project procurement, Supplier management, Cost analysis. Responsibility for project procurement in development projects. Ensure procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost frameworks”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure cost, schedule, and quality targets; Efficiently and successfully transfer innovative drone systems into series production
Industry & Context.
Cost analysis; Make-or-buy evaluations; Risk analysis; Technical clarifications
Occasional national and international business travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Completed degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, or comparable qualification, Several years of experience in project procurement, technical procurement, or R&D procurement, Experience working with engineering teams and development programs, Experience managing technical suppliers, Understanding of product development processes, industrialization, and transfer to series production, Experience dealing with quality standards and regulatory requirements in a technological environment, Analytical and structured way of working, Ability to coordinate complex technical procurement projects, Business-fluent communication skills in German and English
Nice to Have
Ideally in an aerospace, defense, or high-tech environment
What You'll Do.
Responsibility for project procurement in development projects
Ensure procurement strategies
Bring procurement expertise into the development process
Contribute to transferring innovative drone systems into series
Responsibility for project procurement for new products
Support further development of our supplier base
Manage procurement for prototypes
and production ramp-ups
and develop strategic suppliers and technology
Conduct cost analyses
make-or-buy evaluations
and quality targets within development
Carry out supplier evaluations
Support first article inspections/sampling
and technical clarifications
Conduct market analyses and identify new technologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working closely with R&D; Working closely with product management; Working closely with production; Close collaboration with technical teams; Close coordination with engineering; Close coordination with quality; Close coordination with program management
Communication Scope
Business-fluent German; Business-fluent English
Process & Methodology
Project procurement, Development programs
Full Job Description
As an R&D & Project Procurement Manager, you are responsible for project procurement for development programs in the field of unmanned systems (UxV). In this role, you are involved in development programs at an early stage and ensure that procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost frameworks are optimally designed already during the development phase. Working closely with R&D, product management, and production, you bring your procurement expertise into the development process early on and make a significant contribution to transferring innovative drone systems into series production efficiently and successfully. At the same time, you are responsible for project procurement for new products and actively support the further development of our supplier base in a high-tech environment. #### What is your Day to Day Mission: * Responsibility for project procurement in development projects, from the concept phase through to series transfer (NPI / NPD). * Early involvement in R&D and engineering projects to define procurement strategies, supplier structures, and cost models. * Managing procurement for prototypes, pre-series, and production ramp-ups (NPI/NPD). * Selecting, qualifying, and developing strategic suppliers and technology partners in the areas of electronics, mechanics, and system components. * Conducting cost analyses, target costing, make-or-buy evaluations, and design-to-cost initiatives in close collaboration with technical teams. * Ensuring cost, schedule, and quality targets within development programs. * Carrying out supplier evaluations, risk analyses, and supplier development measures in accordance with relevant aerospace and quality standards (e.g. EN9100). * Supporting first article inspections/sampling, industrialization, and series transfer of new products. * Managing escalations, supplier risks, and technical clarifications in close coordination with engineering, quality, and program management. * Conducting market analyses and identifyi
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