- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Salary
- $170,500–$238,500 a year
Full-time
Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Quality
Job description
Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.
Job responsibilities
- Lead category strategy development, identify emerging supplier risks and opportunities, and shape long-term supply plans across critical categories.
- Build and manage high-performing supplier relationships that support quality, delivery, compliance, cost, and strategic alignment with Neros’ business goals.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of supplier quality engineers responsible for supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, acceptance criteria, and supplier performance.
- Own supplier scorecards, business reviews, quality KPIs, corrective action cycle times, supplier audits, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, regional supply chain teams, and GSMs across Air, Ground, and EE categories.
- Champion risk mitigation through proactive planning, dual-sourcing, supply continuity planning, and effective commercial negotiations.