Procurement Manager
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Job overview
Teledyne is hiring a Procurement Manager. Teledyne FLIR Defense is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead procurement for high-tech manufacturing programs, ensuring precision, timing, and supplier performance. This role involves leading a team of buyers, driving supplier performance, and aligning material schedules with production demand. The manager will work across various commodities, from PCBAs to optics, to ensure a seamless flow of materials to production.
Key focus areas include Lead and develop a team of buyers across multiple commodity areas, Drive supplier performance on delivery, quality, and cost targets, and Align material schedules with production demand to prevent shortages.
Successful candidates bring 3+ Years Procurement Experience, 3+ Years Materials Management Experience, and Meet U.S. Export Control Requirements. Important skills include Leadership, Organization, Problem Solving, Managing Competing Priorities, Effective Communication, and Supplier Negotiations. Preferred (not required): SAP, ERP System Proficiency, Analytical Mindset, and Reporting.
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Procurement Manager – Mission-Critical Supply Chain Leadership
Join a Teledyne FLIR Defense team delivering advanced surveillance systems that support defence, public safety, and search-and-rescue missions. In this role, you’ll lead procurement for high-tech manufacturing programs where precision, timing, and supplier performance directly impact mission success. You’ll work across commodities—from PCBAs to optics—ensuring materials flow seamlessly to production.
If you enjoy leading teams, solving supply chain challenges, and driving measurable results in a dynamic environment, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
What you’ll do
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Leadanddevelopateamofbuyersacrossmultiplecommodityareas
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Drivesupplierperformanceondelivery,quality,andcosttargets
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Alignmaterialscheduleswithproductiondemandtopreventshortages
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OverseepurchaseorderexecutionandERPtransactionaccuracy
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Generateandpresentsupplychainperformancereports
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Partnerwithsupplierstoresolvedelaysandimprovereliability
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Expeditecriticalpartsandmanageinventorytosupportjust-in-timedelivery
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EnsureSAPdataintegrityandprocessdiscipline
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Supportcompliancereporting,includingSBArequirements
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Assistwithshipping/receivingactivitiesasneeded
What you need
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Required: Strongleadership,organisation,andproblem-solvingskills
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Required: Abilitytomanagecompetingprioritiesinafast-pacedenvironment
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Required: Effectivecommunicationandsuppliernegotiationskills
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Required: Experienceinprocurementormaterialsmanagement(3+years)
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Advantage: Experienceinhigh-techormanufacturingenvironments
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Advantage: SAPandERPsystemproficiency
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Advantage: Analyticalmindsetwithreportingexperience
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Advantage: Bachelor’sdegree(BA/BS)
What we offer
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Mission-drivenworksupportingcriticalglobaloperations
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Exposuretocomplex,high-technologyproducts
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Cross-functionalcollaborationacrossengineeringandoperations
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Opportunitiestoleadandshapesupplychainperformance
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Stable,establishedorganisationwithinTeledyneTechnologies
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Ateam-oriented,results-focusedenvironment
What happens next Applications are reviewed by our recruiting team, followed by a recruiter conversation and interviews with hiring leaders. Timelines may vary.
Applicants must meet U.S. export control requirements as defined by the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
Salary Range:
$96,600.00-$128,800.000
The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .
Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
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