Indirect Procurement Lead

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPSD, CSCP, CPM, or other related procurement and supply chain certifications.
• Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated industry.
• Experience supporting global procurement operations and supplier management activities.
• Knowledge of supplier risk management, software licensing agreements, cloud services agreements, and technology procurement best practices.
• Experience using enterprise procurement platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or similar systems.

As an Indirect Procurement Lead, you will

• Support enterprise-wide IT and Telecom procurement activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and procurement strategies.
• Prepare, review, negotiate, and administer supplier agreements while ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Support contract negotiations, renewals, amendments, and commercial discussions with IT and Telecom suppliers.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Trade Compliance, Cybersecurity, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure contractual and operational requirements are addressed.
• Partner with internal and external legal counsel and contracts teams to review supplier terms and conditions and mitigate business risk.
• Manage supplier onboarding activities and maintain accurate procurement, contract, and supplier records.
• Support sourcing events, supplier evaluations, supplier selection processes, and competitive bidding initiatives.
• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders, requisitions, amendments, and related procurement documentation.
• Analyze supplier proposals, pricing structures, and total cost of ownership to support strategic procurement decisions.
• Identify, assess, and escalate commercial, contractual, operational, and supplier-related risks while recommending mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the development and execution of category strategies for IT and Telecom spend categories.
• Monitor supplier performance and support supplier relationship management activities to drive continuous improvement and value creation.
• Analyze spend data and sourcing opportunities to identify cost savings, process improvements, and operational efficiencies.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and suppliers to achieve procurement objectives and business goals.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement processes, contract management practices, and supplier performance.
• Travel up to 10%

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will be a trusted procurement partner who helps drive strategic sourcing initiatives, strengthens supplier relationships, reduces risk, and delivers measurable value across Moog's IT and Telecom spend categories. By combining strong procurement expertise, contract management skills, and business partnership capabilities, you'll play a key role in supporting enterprise objectives while continuously improving procurement performance and supplier outcomes.

Benefits

In return, we care for you by providing incredible “work perks” including:

• Financial Rewards: Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
• Collaborative and Welcoming Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment rooted in our 12 core values. Enhanced by multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups, and various team-building activities, delivering a truly open and supportive workplace
• Additional site-specific benefits including miles of walking trails, sports leagues, exciting employee engagement events and more!

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Salary Range Transparency

Buffalo, NY $80,000.00–$110,000.00 Annually