Procurement Director

Director of ProcurementAustin, TX · On-site · A well-funded advanced nuclear technology company is hiring its first Director of Procurement.The business designs and manufactures small modular reactors and is moving from pilot deployment into fleet-scale manufacturing. Headcount is currently around 70 and expected to pass 100 within twelve months. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CTO.The opportunityYou would build the function from that starting point: the policies, the systems, the supplier base, the qualification framework, and eventually the team.This is a sole contributor position at the outset, with hiring to follow as production scales.What you would ownStrategic sourcing and supplier selection for long-lead, safety-related and capital-intensive equipment, including pressure vessel forgings, steam generators, and instrumentation and controlsSupplier contracts, master supply agreements, pricing structures and delivery commitmentsVendor qualification and oversight aligned to nuclear supplier quality expectationsMake/buy decisions and technical requirements alongside EngineeringSupply chain risk across a multi-jurisdiction supplier base spanning the US, UK and EuropeCapital equipment budgeting, forecasting and purchase commitments with FinanceImport, export and trade compliance for international procurementWhat we need to seeYou have built or materially transformed a procurement function, not managed within an existing one.You have held a senior procurement role and owned the function, including hiringExperience procuring long-lead, safety-critical or ASME-code componentsA combination of large-company global sourcing discipline and smaller-company or startup pace.Strong contract negotiation on capital equipment and long-term supply agreementsComfort working directly with engineers on technical requirements and manufacturabilityStrongly preferredA degree in engineeringExperience in capital-intensive engineered equipment: power generation, aerospace, defense, semiconductor capital equipment or heavy industrialExperience taking a product from prototype into repeatable productionHow they workExtreme ownership, balanced with a willingness to change your mind. If you are attached to being right, this will not suit you.No visa sponsorship available. On-site in Austin.