Program Procurement Manager – Land Domain / UGV (m/f/d)

About the role:

You will lead the procurement activities for our Land Domain and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) programmes, ensuring that supplier, material, cost and capacity requirements are aligned with programme milestones from development through industrialisation and series production.

Working closely with Program Management, Engineering, Strategic Procurement, Operational Procurement, Supplier Quality, Production Planning and Manufacturing, you will translate programme requirements into executable procurement plans, coordinate sourcing and supplier readiness and proactively manage procurement risks that could impact cost, quality, delivery or programme timelines.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Own the procurement workstream for assigned Land Domain / UGV programmes from development and prototype phases through industrialisation, ramp-up and series production.

• Translate programme milestones, BOM requirements, engineering changes and production plans into procurement priorities and executable sourcing activities.

• Represent Procurement in programme reviews and act as the central procurement interface for Program Management, Engineering and Operations.

• Coordinate Strategic Procurement, Operational Procurement and Supplier Quality activities to ensure sourcing, material and supplier readiness against programme milestones.

• Drive supplier nomination and sourcing decisions together with Strategic Procurement, Engineering and Supplier Quality.

• Track the procurement status of critical components, assemblies and outsourced manufacturing and proactively escalate risks that could impact programme delivery.

• Ensure suppliers are prepared for prototype builds, validation, industrialisation and production ramp-up, including required capacity and lead-time alignment.

• Drive purchasing cost transparency and support negotiations, value analysis, value engineering and design-to-cost activities to achieve programme cost targets.

• Manage procurement impacts resulting from engineering, specification, volume and supplier changes throughout the product lifecycle.

• Anticipate supply continuity, capacity, single-source, long lead-time and end-of-life risks and coordinate appropriate mitigation actions.

• Maintain reliable programme procurement data, including sourcing status, supplier nominations, material readiness, cost, capacity and procurement risks.

• Improve programme procurement methods, reporting and cross-functional collaboration to support faster and more reliable product introduction.

What you bring to the team:

• A degree or vocational qualification in supply chain management, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, business or a comparable field.

• At least five years of experience in program procurement, project procurement, strategic procurement or supply chain management within a complex technical environment.

• Experience supporting complex hardware products from development and prototype phases through industrialisation, ramp-up and series production.

• Strong understanding of sourcing, supplier management, procurement planning, cost management, BOM structures and supply-risk mitigation.

• A track record of coordinating procurement activities across Engineering, Quality, Operations and suppliers to achieve demanding programme milestones.

• Strong commercial judgement combined with sufficient technical understanding to evaluate supplier capabilities, cost drivers, lead times and supply risks.

• The confidence to drive cross-functional decisions, challenge priorities and escalate critical supply risks in a fast-moving matrix organisation.

• A hands-on and pragmatic mindset with the ability to balance speed, cost, quality and programme requirements in a rapidly scaling environment.

• Experience in defence, aerospace, automotive, robotics, autonomous systems, heavy machinery or another complex industrial hardware environment is an advantage. Experience with UGVs, vehicle systems or land-based autonomous platforms is particularly relevant.

  Fluent English and strong German communication skills. Willingness to travel for supplier visits, programme activities and negotiations.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations.

At Quantum Systems, you’ll work alongside experts across disciplines, take ownership from day one and help turn ambitious ideas into technology with real-world impact. We move fast, think beyond boundaries and give our teams the space to shape what comes next.

The Future is Unmanned - But the responsibility is not.

Our commitment:

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.