Senior Buyer

About this role

Company Overview Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific. Position Summary Reporting to Metrea’s Procurement Manager, th is role will primarily execute and manage end-to-end procurement activities across the UK and EU operations. This role balances day-to-day tactical purchasing with proactive commercial delivery, ensuring continuity of supply, strict cost control, and rigorous supplier contract compliance across borders.

This role requires the a bility to operate effectively in a multicultural, multilingual supplier environmen t with e xperience sourcing across multiple European markets. What You'll Do Procurement Execution Execute end-to-end tactical purchasing activities, converting business requisitions into robust purchase orders (POs) and contracts , ensuring timely delivery and product quality Resolve issues as they occur and mitigate Aircraft on Ground (AOG) root causes Supplier Coordination Manage day-to-day operational issues with UK and EU suppliers, acting as the primary escalation point for delivery or quality defects Support commercial negotiations on mid-tier contracts, focusing on price, service levels, and payment terms ( optimizing working capital) Monitor and report on supplier KPIs, contract compliance, and savings KPIs Cost & Process Control Maintain procurement data accuracy Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities Stakeholder Support Work closely with internal stakeholders to support business requirements t o e nsure demand requirements are me t Parter with Logistics to verify the origin of goods to claim tariff-free movement Compliance Ensure compliance with internal policies and UK/EU regulatory frameworks including GDPR, Modern Slavery Act, and relevant procurement legislation Drive ESG and sustainability initiatives within the supply base, including carbon reduction and ethical so