Purchasing Manager

Description

Airobotics is a leading company specializing in the development and manufacturing of autonomous drone systems. Its solutions combine hardware, software, and AI-driven technologies to support complex, large-scale operations. Airobotics works primarily with defense industries, such as military and law enforcement agencies worldwide.The company is part of Ondas Holdings and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary.

We are seeking for an experienced Procurement Manager to lead and manage the company’s end-to-end procurement operations. This role is responsible for supplier sourcing, commercial negotiations, contracts, budget control, and cost optimization, while ensuring quality, availability, and on-time delivery.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact and build procurement infrastructure in a dynamic environment with advanced products in active development and production stages.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement processes across the organization
• Identify, evaluate, and manage local and international suppliers
• Lead commercial negotiations and manage contracts with suppliers and subcontractors
• Build and manage the procurement budget, including cost control and savings initiatives
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including planning, logistics, R&D, engineering, finance, and sales
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation within procurement operations
• Analyze gaps between planning and execution and lead continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a Procurement Manager in a manufacturing environment
• Significant advantage for experience in electronics procurement / electronic components- Must
• Proven experience in commercial negotiations and supplier contract management
• Experience in global procurement - advantage
• Experience working with subcontractors - advantage
• Experience working with ERP systems - advantage for Oracle NetSuite
• High level of English proficiency (reading, writing, and speaking)
• Ability to lead processes independently in a fast-changing, dynamic environment
• Full-time availability to work from the company’s offices in Petah Tikva (non-hybrid role)

Who Will Be a Great Fit?

• A highly independent professional with strong logical thinking and a broad, system-level perspective
• Ability to lead processes and make decisions under uncertainty
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong teamwork abilities, and high attention to detail