Buyer, Indirect Spend
Hadrian
About the role
Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future
Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.
We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.
Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
The Role
The Finance team at Hadrian is a driving force behind both the strategic direction and day-to-day execution of our advanced manufacturing mission. We work closely with teams across Production Operations, Special Projects, and Automation to develop and execute against company plans.
We are seeking a highly capable Buyer to join our Finance team as a resource supporting Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and G&A functions. This role will own the “long tail” of purchasing, everything outside of direct production materials and large capital expenditures.
This position is critical to ensuring operational velocity, cost discipline, and procurement consistency across a wide range of categories including services, small equipment, software, and one-off purchases. You will operate at the intersection of Finance and Supply Chain, bringing structure, speed, and financial rigor to decentralized purchasing needs.
What You’ll Do
- Own end-to-end purchasing for indirect and non-strategic spend categories (e.g., services, low-volume equipment, tooling, software, and ad hoc buys)
- Act as a centralized procurement partner to Engineering, Operations, Facilities, IT, and G&A teams
- Improve procurement workflows, intake processes, and approval structures
- Generate and manage purchase orders, ensure sufficient accounting detail, and facilitate approval workflows
- Partner with FP&A and Accounting to ensure proper coding, accruals, and spend visibility
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers for a wide range of categories with an emphasis on speed, cost, and reliability
- Build and maintain a preferred supplier network for recurring indirect needs
- Track supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery
- Lead negotiations for pricing, terms, and lead times across diverse categories
- Enforce purchasing discipline and prevent maverick spend
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, supply chain, or related field
- 3–7+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or purchasing
- Experience operating in fast-paced or high-growth environments with ambiguous requirements
- Proficiency with ERP systems, Excel, and procurement workflows
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage multiple categories simultaneously
- High attention to detail with strong financial and operational judgment
What Will Set You Apart
- Experience with indirect procurement categories (services, facilities, IT, CapEx-lite equipment)
- Strong accounting acumen and ability to capture requisite front-end details
- Background in both Finance and Supply Chain organizations
- Familiarity with purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes and internal controls
- Experience scaling procurement processes
- Ability to operate independently while influencing stakeholders across functions
Compensation
For this role, the target salary range is $110,000-$130,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).
This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, supply chain, or related field
- 3–7+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or purchasing
- Experience operating in fast-paced or high-growth environments with ambiguous requirements
- Proficiency with ERP systems, Excel, and procurement workflows
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage multiple categories simultaneously
- High attention to detail with strong financial and operational judgment
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end purchasing for indirect and non-strategic spend categories (e.g., services, low-volume equipment, tooling, software, and ad hoc buys)
- Act as a centralized procurement partner to Engineering, Operations, Facilities, IT, and G&A teams
- Improve procurement workflows, intake processes, and approval structures
- Generate and manage purchase orders, ensure sufficient accounting detail, and facilitate approval workflows
- Partner with FP&A and Accounting to ensure proper coding, accruals, and spend visibility
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers for a wide range of categories with an emphasis on speed, cost, and reliability
- Build and maintain a preferred supplier network for recurring indirect needs
- Track supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery
- Lead negotiations for pricing, terms, and lead times across diverse categories
- Enforce purchasing discipline and prevent maverick spend
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