Senior Purchasing Manager

Location: Columbia, MD | Stevensville, MD
Type: Hybrid
Travel: 10%

About Us:
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons company, innovates and delivers high-performance deployable anywhere technologies that push what's possible at the edge, enabling organizations across the globe to solve complex challenges with speed and confidence. We design, engineer, and deliver products and deployable technologies built for environments where traditional infrastructure falls short.

Position Overview:
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company, is looking to hire a Senior Purchasing Manager to lead and grow the Purchasing Team that supports SealingTech product development & production. Reporting to the Chief Production Officer, you will lead the Purchasing Team in their execution of vendor onboarding & management, purchase order management, inventory management, supply chain management, and transition planning to a centralized procurement model. You will source critical electronic components, computer hardware, and system subassemblies, while partnering closely with Production, Research & Development, Finance, Contracts, and Quality Assurance/Control. In addition to this, you will also provide leadership, coaching, and development to the Purchasing Team. Success in this role requires someone who has done this work hands-on, has built or expanded a procurement function before, and operates effectively in fast-moving, tight-supply electronics markets.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of purchasing professionals, setting priorities, goals, and performance expectations.
• Lead transition planning and execution of a centralized procurement model across all SealingTech departments.
• Assess and refine existing purchasing processes and performance metrics as the purchasing functions mature.
• Report procurement performance, cost savings, and supplier results to senior leadership.
• Develop, implement, and provide oversight of procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals and objectives, including major initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for programs requiring purchasing support, managing escalations and supporting program delivery teams.
• Analyze market trends, costs, pricing, and supplier capabilities to identify and implement cost-saving initiatives, including bulk purchasing andalternative sourcing.
• Review demand from sales and production forecasts, create forecast models, and negotiate purchasing forecasts and delivery schedules with suppliersto meet short- and long-term program objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers, along with assessing their capabilities, quality, and reliability.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships; draft, review, and negotiate contracts covering terms, conditions, pricing, delivery schedules, and quality expectations.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, or compliance.
• Administer the quoting and bidding process with manufacturers and distributors, including bid specification development with internal departments.
• Source, select, and procure materials, products, and services in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Collaborate with inventory management to optimize inventory controls and levels and reduce excess inventory.
• Establish and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and guidelines, and ensure purchasing activity complies with company procedures and with DoD regulations, including TAA, FAR/DFARS, Section 889(a)(1)(B), EAR, and SCRM requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule based at either the Enterprise Modernization Center in Stevensville, MD or SealingTech headquarters in Columbia, MD, with periodic travel to the other site as required.
• 10+ years of hands-on procurement or supply chain experience across the full procurement cycle, including quoting, vendor onboarding, supplier management, purchasing, and inventory.
• Experience leading purchasing or procurement teams, as a people manager or team lead.
• Experience purchasing computer hardware, servers, electronic components, or system subcomponents, with working knowledge of the electronics market (e.g., memory, processors, storage).
• Experience building or expanding a procurement function, such as centralizing procurement or establishing new processes.
• Experience negotiating pricing and managing long-term relationships with large OEM vendors and distributors.
• Experience with data modeling and forecasting in tight supply chain environments to keep inventory available for production.
• Experience presenting procurement strategy, spend, and supplier performance to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in procurement software and tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Federal and commercial purchasing experience, including an understanding of EAR and DoD supply chain requirements.
• Experience in a technology manufacturing, server integration, or electronics production environment.
• Strong understanding of supply-chain risk, lifecycle management, and long-lead-time component planning.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, C.P.M., or APICS CPIM.

Sealing Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. Working is no longer solely about the job. Here at Sealing Tech, we understand your happiness and health is vital to our success. We are innovative in our approach to cultivating balanced work environments and offer a plethora of added perks. Sealing Tech offers competitive compensation packages, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, continuing education budgets, tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, and generous vacation policies. Other perks include complimentary snacks, drinks & monthly catered lunches, and company retreats and gatherings. Plus, flexible work arrangements, pet friendly offices and quarterly merit bonuses for qualified employees. We are looking for a new member to join our team, take on challenges, be innovative and willing to grow with us. BUILD, SECURE, SOLVE.