Procurement & Contracts Manager

As our first Procurement & Contracts Manager, your primary mission is to protect TZLA from supply chain collapse and legal exposure. You will be the architect of our supply resilience, transitioning us from reactive crisis management to a defensible, scalable operation. This is a foundational role: you will build the systems, partnerships, and strategies from the ground up to ensure we have the right parts, from the right vendors, at the right time, while safeguarding the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Supply Chain Risk Mitigation (60%)
  • Qualify alternate suppliers and implement dual-sourcing for single-source components to de-risk our production line.
  • Execute emergency procurement and expedited logistics to resolve critical supply shortages that threaten production timelines.
  • Own the supplier risk register, maintaining contingency plans for all critical components.
  • Restructure vendor and PMA agreements to minimize ...