Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Aerospace Engineering Group (AERO) provides an integrated, end-to‑end capability for the rapid modification and fielding of mission‑specific aircraft. The Airborne Asset Adaptation (A3) Cell acts as the central command and coordination hub, managing requirements and external interfaces from inception to operational delivery. Specialized technical execution is delivered by the Aircraft Integration Centre (AIC), a Part 145 facility focused on airframe modification, and Aerospace Design (ASD), which provides organic design engineering and FAA‑authorized certification.

Collectively, these elements bridge the gap between initial requirements and the deployment of flight‑certified, mission‑ready assets.

The Buyer 3 is a strategic partner who mentors junior staff and manages the most critical vendors and is a subject matter expert responsible for the lifecycle management of complex products and services. This role provides leadership within the Purchasing team and partners with Strategic Sourcing to drive long‑term strategies and manage vendor performance and relationships. This role will specifically be responsible for ensuring procurement requirements of the AERO Group Part 21 efforts, with a focus on the Metrea Aircraft Integration Center (MAIC) Part 145 Repair Station.

This includes improving and maintaining all aspects of our MAIC purchasing operations, IAW higher level enterprise standards and guidance. This role will be responsible for ensuring purchasing requirements that are derived from engineering data, requirements entered into the ERP, required vendor audits, developing vendor relationships and facilitating purchasing transactional relationships.

• Design and implement long‑range procurement plans for critical aircraft systems to ensure alignment with business OKRs and internal customer requirements
• Conduct macro‑economic analysis and monitor geopolitical trends to anticipate fluctuations in raw material pricing. (e.g., titanium, aerospace‑grade aluminum)
• Serve as the primary procurement voice in SIOP meetings to align executive‑level production targets with vendor capacity
• Partner with our experienced and talented Supply Chain and Global Logistics team alongside various Metrea Capability Areas and will need to learn the various work streams and requirements for the entire global enterprise

• Lead the preparation and issuance of RFIs and RFPs, evaluate supplier bid responses for commercial and technical compliance, and develop and execute negotiation strategies to secure optimal commercial value
• Participate in "Make vs. Buy" teams
• Identify underperforming critical vendors and participate in cross‑functional "Tiger Teams" (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Logistics) to improve their manufacturing processes
• Manage the total cost, including price, cost of quality, freight/duty, and inventory carrying costs

• Partner with the Center of Excellence to define and standardize Purchasing workflows, ERP configurations, and data governance policies
• Develop and present executive‑level dashboards on Purchasing health, cost, quality, and performance KPIs and the impact to overall material availability
• Function as a…