Global Supply Specialist (Direct Spend)

About the role

The Global Supply Specialist (Direct Spend) is responsible for end-to-end procurement execution and supplier management in support of Hadrian's supply chain. This role sits at the intersection of sourcing, contract management, and supplier performance: acting as the connective tissue between our customers, internal teams, and supply base.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing efforts across your assigned commodity or program area, including RFQ development, supplier selection, negotiation, and PO management through acknowledgement.
• Serve as the primary interface between suppliers and customers, ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and quality standards across the supply chain.
• Own demand fulfillment accountability, with a relentless focus on quality, while optimizing for cost and schedule.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, using performance data and KPIs to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and root cause resolution in partnership with Supplier Quality.
• Provide tactical support on both customer and supplier contracts, ensuring commercial and technical requirements are executed and upheld.
• Identify process gaps and build or improve operational workflows where they don't yet exist.
• Maintain tight feedback loop with internal supplier quality to ensure issue resolution is swift and accurate.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant experience in procurement or supply chain execution owning a direct commodity such as machined components, electronics, sheet metal, raw material, or PCB/PCBA.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related field.
• Strong project management instincts: able to juggle multiple accounts and competing priorities with high attention to detail and clear, proactive communication to all stakeholders.
• Comfortable navigating engineering data (drawings, GD&T, specifications) to interpret manufacturing requirements.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships with engineers, supply chain peers, and other internal stakeholders alike.
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift and speed matters.
• Proficiency with ERP related systems and purchasing/planning functions.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting GD&T and component profiles to determine manufacturing requirements.
• Track record of successful NPI negotiations without prior purchase or sourcing data to rely on.
• Supplier performance management experience influencing improvement through KPI-driven actions.
• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or other regulated manufacturing industries.
• Experience with personally growing and developing a supply base.