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The Opportunity

Broadreach Recruitment is supporting an international design-led manufacturing business in the appointment of a Procurement Project Manager to join their Operations team in Los Angeles.

This role is not a traditional buyer or purchasing position. We are looking for someone with experience in furniture OEM, interior fitout, or design-led manufacturing, ideally within custom or bespoke product environments.

The procurement function focuses on coordinating outsourced manufacturing, managing materials and production schedules across multiple suppliers. You will need to understand bills of materials (BOMs), product drawings, and how manufactured products are assembled, while using ERP/MRP systems to organise purchasing and project timelines.

Candidates whose experience is primarily in retail buying, commodity purchasing, or transactional procurement are unlikely to be suitable for this role.

The Role

You will act as the central procurement owner across assigned projects, working closely with Project Managers, Operations and suppliers to align purchasing with project timelines and budgets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing all procurement activity across live projects
• Acting as procurement gatekeeper for scope, cost and timelines
• Planning and releasing purchase orders via ERP/MRP systems
• Driving cost-effective buying strategies to protect margins
• Ensuring Deliver In Full On Time (DIFOT) performance
• Maintaining structured weekly supplier communication
• Proactively managing lead times and supply chain risk
• Maintaining accurate reporting and procurement documentation

Performance Targets

This role operates with clear operational KPIs, including:

• DIFOT target: 95%
• 95% milestone adherence
• Snag cost target: 0.5% of sales
• Zero communication complaints
• 7-day average punch item completion

About You

Essential:

• Proven procurement or supply chain experience
• Strong ERP/MRP system experience
• Experience working within project-based manufacturing environments
• Strong organisational and analytical capability
• Excellent communication and vendor management skills

Desirable:

• Experience in furniture, engineered products, interiors or manufacturing
• Understanding of product drawings and technical specifications

You are:

• Detail-driven
• Commercially aware
• Process-oriented
• Comfortable operating against measurable KPIs
• Proactive and solution-focused

Additional Details

• Based in Los Angeles
• 07:30am – 4:30pm, Monday–Friday (42.5 hours per week)
• Exempt position
• Driver’s license and own vehicle required (mileage reimbursed)
• Employment is at-will

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the project’s baseline schedule, ensuring alignment with contract milestones, DSA requirements, and field production realities.
• Coordinate with superintendents, subcontractors, and inspectors to track progress, identify delays, and implement recovery strategies.
• Monitor critical path activities and proactively communicate schedule impacts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Create, track, and manage all change events, change orders, and back charges with a high level of accuracy and documentation.
• Lead PCO (Potential Change Order) meetings, ensuring clear communication, timely pricing, and proper documentation for owner review.
• Prepare and issue formal notices to owners regarding time impacts, cost impacts, unforeseen conditions, or contractual obligations.
• Maintain the project’s schedule of values and ensure alignment with contract billing requirements.
• Prepare detailed and professional owner meeting minutes, capturing decisions, action items, and accountability.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for owners, architects, consultants, and DSA representatives, ensuring timely responses and transparent communication.
• Support DSA compliance efforts by coordinating with inspectors, managing required documentation, and ensuring adherence to approved plans and specifications.
• Organize and lead internal project team meetings, ensuring alignment between project management, field operations, and subcontractor partners.
• Review subcontractor scopes of work, identify gaps or overlaps, and ensure contractual clarity.
• Oversee subcontractor billing, verify progress, and ensure accurate and timely payment applications.
• Identify, track, and manage time and cost impact notices, ensuring timely submission and proper contractual handling.
• Support conflict resolution by applying strong project engineering principles and maintaining a solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Maintain rigorous project documentation to protect the company’s contractual and financial interests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field (highly preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in commercial construction, ideally with public works and/or DSA project experience.
• Proficiency with Procore and Microsoft 365; strong digital organization and documentation skills.
• Solid understanding of project engineering fundamentals, construction means and methods, and contract administration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage conflict, and maintain strong relationships with owners, design teams, inspectors, and subcontractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, professional documentation.

• Seeking an experienced Associate Principal to lead and design scalable technical architectures with expertise in Architecture Patterns SOA and Microservices
• Design and develop comprehensive architectural diagrams to guide system development and integration Apply advanced Architecture Patterns and Styles to create scalable reliable and maintainable solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of SOA and Microservicesbased architectures to support business agility
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical architectures with business goals and requirements
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architectural improvements to enhance system performance and scalability
• Ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices across projects.
• Mentor and guide technical teams on architecture principles and design methodologies

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural strategy and vision for complex enterprise solutions within the Technical Architecture family
• Develop and maintain architectural frameworks and governance to ensure consistency across projects
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide expert guidance to development teams
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders, including business development and operations teams. Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies related to architectural decisions
• Lead innovation initiatives by exploring new architectural styles and patterns
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting and resolving complex architectural issues
• Support the professional growth of team members through coaching and knowledge sharing

Mandatory Skills :

• Architecture Patterns and Styles
• Microservices Architecture
• Architectural diagrams
• SOA and Microservices-Based Architecture
• Software Engineering and Design Architecture
• CI/CD Architecture
• Service-Oriented Architecture
• Architectural Patterns

We are hiring a Senior Sales Specialist at Vulcan Metal Group.

This is not a commodity metals role.

We sell exotic alloys + precision machined components into aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and space. About 60% of our business is machined parts, so you’re selling high-value solutions—not just quoting material.

If you’re used to competing on price, this won’t be a fit.

If you know how to:

• Open doors
• Sell into engineering-driven environments
• Navigate long sales cycles
• And close…

There’s real upside here.

What you get:

• Uncapped commission (margin-based)
• Draw during ramp
• High-margin product mix
• Ability to build and own your book

This is a performance role—top reps can earn $150K–$300K+.

Not for order takers. Not for coasters.

If you want to win bigger deals and get paid for it, message me.

DMF is looking for a recent Electrical Engineering graduate with a passion for electronics and circuit design to join our new product development team. In this role you will work on developing industry leading LED lighting and IOT products with exposure to everything from ideation to detailed circuit design, analysis, prototyping and validation. The candidate will be an integral part of a dynamic and growing engineering team with room to innovate, learn and grow rapidly.

This role is onsite in Carson, CA.

The salary range is $75,000 to $100,000 (based on skills/knowledge/experience).

Responsibilities:

• Support the Electrical Engineering team in the design and qualification of compact LED drivers incorporating switch mode power supplies and associated control and communication circuits.
• Execute hardware testing and report results for review.
• Perform detail circuit design, simulation and prototyping under the direction of a senior engineer.
• Troubleshoot field returns, identifying root cause of problem and potential design improvements.
• Work with a cross functional team consisting of Mechanical engineers, Firmware engineers, Industrial Designers, and Project Managers supporting the overall product development effort.
• Follow the company product development process, conduct design reviews and interface with other engineers and departments to ensure an efficient transfer from design to production.

Requirements:

• Passionate about solving problems, using technology, and building product.
• Ideally, 2 or more years of professional experience with exposure to circuit design or testing within the consumer or industrial electronics sector.
• Knowledgeable with the fundamentals of electronics, components, and circuit design
• Hands on experience with electronics through professional experience, personal projects or college assignments.
• Able to communicate in an effective and professional manner (written and oral).
• High level of maturity and organization with a healthy obsession to learn
• Experience with microcontrollers and firmware is a plus.

Responsibilities.

About Castelion

Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production: one that focuses on short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing in development, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies for production at scale. We’re designing, building, and testing next generation long range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Mechanisms/Test

Castelion is seeking an expert in the manufacture and design of complex mechanisms for our in-house hypersonic vehicle development. This role will work closely with design engineering and technician teams to build and execute on testing and validation efforts to keep pace with the research and development timetable of our products. You will be apart of a team responsible for serving as a critical node in implementing feedback from testing and validation efforts, streamlining designs and implementing manufacturing changes to quickly mature our products for flight testing and production. Desire for product and process ownership is a must in this role.

Responsibilities

• Work with component design engineering teams to determine the manufacturing and testing feasibility of products
• Operate as a standalone resource responsible for a family of mechanisms
• Architect, mature and develop testing and validation procedures for a wide array of complex mechanisms
• Generate concept proposals in alignment with R&D efforts to help attribute requirements gathering
• Down select solutions generated based on quantifiable vehicle attributes, system cost and weight
• Propose and defend solutions in engineering review meetings
• Develop and refine process documentation including build instructions, test and validation procedures, health and safety standards, and mBOMs
• Create, maintain, and communicate detailed production plans and schedules
• Work closely with supply chain to develop new and existing suppliers as needed
• Design, develop and implement production tooling and equipment
• Participate in design reviews to drive design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and manufacturing capabilities
• Analyze and resolve manufacturing issues and non-conformances
• Develop, mentor, and train peers and colleagues

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering, or other technical degree.
• 5+ years of mechanisms manufacturing, testing and validation experience
• Experience with operations/product line management
• Demonstrated direct or indirect leadership
• Proficiency in CAD/CAM software (NX preferred)
• Experience in selection, procurement, and implementation/validation of manufacturing equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mechanisms design, testing and validation from high volume production environments
• Experience developing comprehensive testing and validation procedures and the required documentation processes
• Experience in qualification and acceptance testing of complex aerospace mechanisms
• Working experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, Lean/Six Sigma and value stream mapping
• Experience in transitioning development processes to rate production

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be able to travel up to 10%
• All employees are granted long-term stock incentives as part of their employment as Castelion. All employees receive access to comprehensive medial, vision, and dental insurance, and the company offers three weeks of paid time off per year.

Leadership Qualities

Bias to Action and Creative Problem Solving. Desire and experience questioning assumptions in ways that lead to break through ideas that are ultimately implemented. Successfully bring in applicable processes/concepts/materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains. Ability to personally resolve minor issues in development without requiring significant support.

High Commitment, High Initiative. A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Castelion’s mission and consistently look for ways to contribute to the company’s technical goals and prevent hardware blockers. Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere. Strong sense of accountability and integrity.

Clear Communicator. Proactively communicates blockers. Trusted in previous roles to be voice of company with regulators, suppliers, gate keepers and customers. Capable of tactfully managing relationships with stakeholders to achieve company-desired outcomes without compromising relationships. Emails, IMs and verbal interactions are logical, drive clarity, and detailed enough to eliminate ambiguity.

ITAR Requirements:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Employment with Castelion is governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

• Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
• Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges

ERP Manager (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central)

Location: Torrance, CA (Hybrid work environment)

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $90,000 – $110,000 annually (commensurate with experience)

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced ERP Manager to lead ERP implementation initiatives while also supporting presales activities and business development efforts. This role combines project management, functional leadership, client-facing presales support, and strategic system planning. The ERP Manager will work closely with executive leadership, sales teams, offshore engineering teams, and clients to design ERP solutions that align with operational and financial objectives. This role also requires occasional travel to client sites to support implementation activities, user testing, and training.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Leadership & Delivery

· Lead full-cycle ERP implementation projects from discovery to go-live and post-launch support

· Develop and manage project plans, budgets, and resource allocations

· Manage risks, scope, and client expectations

· Ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery

· Coordinate with offshore engineering teams to optimize task allocation and maintain development quality

2. Presales & Solution Consulting

· Participate in client discovery meetings and requirements workshops

· Provide solution design support during proposal development

· Prepare high-level solution architecture and implementation approaches

· Estimate project scope, timelines, and resource requirements

· Support RFP/RFI responses and client presentations

· Partner with Sales to help close ERP-related opportunities

3. Business & Functional Leadership

· Translate business requirements into functional ERP configurations

· Advise clients on best practices in Finance, Sales, Purchasing, and Inventory processes

· Identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency

· Align ERP capabilities with financial reporting and management needs

4. Team & Executive review Management

· Supervise internal ERP consultants and coordinate with external vendors

· Work with global/HQ teams on cross-border ERP initiatives

· Collaborate with offshore engineers to ensure efficient delivery and consistent implementation quality

· Mentor junior consultants and build internal ERP capabilities

· Communicate effectively with executive leadership and department heads

5. Governance & Continuous Improvement

· Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and implementation readiness

· Provide client training and guidance to ensure successful system adoption

· Travel to client sites when needed to assist with testing, training, and implementation support

· Establish ERP governance and documentation standards

· Monitor system performance and recommend enhancements

· Drive adoption of Microsoft ecosystem tools (Power Platform, reporting tools, etc.)

Required Qualifications

· 5+ years of ERP implementation experience

· 2+ years of project leadership or PM experience

· Experience participating in presales or solution consulting activities

· Strong experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred

· Solid understanding of Finance, Accounting, Sales, Purchasing, and Inventory processes

· Experience preparing project estimates and implementation plans

· Experience collaborating with offshore or distributed engineering teams

· Willingness to travel to client sites for testing support and user training when needed

· Excellent client-facing communication skills

· Business-level Japanese proficiency (日常会話レベル以上)

· Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

· Must be available for hybrid work

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience in IT services or ERP consulting firms

· Experience supporting Japanese subsidiaries in the U.S.

· Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform

· PMP certification or equivalent

· Experience in manufacturing or distribution environments

Number of Openings

DMF Lighting is a fast-growing leader in the lighting industry, always hard at work engineering what comes next. We have an exciting opportunity for a Lighting Design Project Coordinator.

• Pay range is $55,000 to $80,000 annually (based on skills/knowledge/experience)
• Location: onsite in Carson, CA

The Project Coordinator will collaborate closely with our design team, dealers, and representatives to intake new projects, conduct scope calls to establish project parameters, and work alongside account managers to facilitate invoices. They must possess the capability to read and understand construction sets to evaluate if all essential information for initiating the project has been received. Additionally, they will monitor project status, maintain project log and coordinate with multiple disciplines to acquire the necessary documentation.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

· Initial project intake and processing

· Effectively review documentation and assess missing information needed for design services

· Communicate with clients, designers and sales teams on additional information needed to complete projects in a timely manner

· Communicate with clients on project deadlines and give updates on progress

· Update and maintain team calendar and project coordination board

· Would conduct initial calls to clarify project scope, services required, product needs and client specific direction.

· Produce clear documentation that summarizes initial call information to communicate to design team for successful deliverables that satisfies clients requirements

· Collaborate with account managers to provide quotations

· Display a commitment to quality by following required procedures and practices; take all appropriate measures to ensure quality

· Work with assigned outside sales managers to track the status of projects in the pipeline and to maintain customer satisfaction with project deliverables and processes.

· Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction

· Self-motivated individual with ability to complete tasks in a timely manner

Primary Job Requirements:

· 3-5 years of project management or experience in related fields such as interior design, architecture, or lighting design.

· Demonstrated knowledge of design sets (plans, elevations, sections etc.)

· Successful history of written and verbal customer communication skills

· Demonstrated proficiency in administrative and documentation procedures

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

· Proficient with AutoCAD not required but would be a plus

· Must have the ability to manage multiple and shifting priorities in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment

· Must have a high degree of initiative and the ability to manage multiple tasks, work under pressure, and meet deadlines as required

Educational Requirements: High School Diploma. Bachelor’s degree in interior design, Architecture or Architectural Engineering

Program Proficiencies: Microsoft suite, Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD (a plus), Outlook

Company Description

DMF Lighting designs and builds industry-leading LED downlighting that sets the standard for flexibility, performance, and quality. Founded over 30 years ago, DMF has grown into a leader in the lighting industry, driven by a passion for innovation and customer service.

Our in-house engineers constantly push the boundaries of lighting, delivering products that combine exceptional performance with beautiful design. At DMF, we believe in a collaborative, forward-thinking culture that empowers our team to bring creative ideas to life and make a lasting impact. If you’re looking for a company where creativity and innovation are part of the DNA, DMF is the place for you.

DMF Lighting is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Director of Manufacturing will lead the production, planning, quality inspection and inventory control teams and work with the test and engineering teams for successful LRIP (Low-Rate Initial Production) of our Subsurface Compressor Systems; perform cost reduction; improve productivity, ensure quality builds; and ensure deliveries are made on time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lead and direct the manufacturing team to meet delivery commitments.
2. Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule; identify risks and take mitigating actions to address them preemptively.
3. Ensure production builds meet delivery, design, quality and forecasted budget.
4. Drive the S&OP forecasting process based on sales outlook, fleet support and internal usage.
5. Maintain spare part requirements for the operating fleet including R&D. Drive the S&OP process through purchase approvals.
6. Institute plans to improve productivity, reduce build costs and execute high quality builds. Continue to implement KPIs for these and define and track performance metrics, including OTTR and forecast accuracy.
7. Initiate NCR and follow through to closure to correct and prevent re-occurrence of manufacturing issues.
8. Verify quality traceability in the production management systems per ISO 9001
9. Ensure build procedures are consistently followed and operators are trained.
10. Build hardware failure contingency plans for production work and field support to reduce delivery risk and lead times
11. Implement 5S, including a special focus on safety assessment and PPE.
12. Assist in dispositioning discrepant material and ensuring engineering intent is met in the manufacturing process.
13. Contribute to and comply with ISO9001.

Skills, Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• BS degree in a technical field (Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred) or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• A minimum of 7 years progressive and related experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to support hands-on decision making, management, mentoring and development of technicians and engineers in a highly collaborative environment.
• Ability to read prints and familiar with interpretation of GD&T call outs.
• Strong understanding of geometric tolerancing per ASME Y14.5, dimensional stack-ups, inspection procedures and metrology equipment.
• Experience building turbomachinery, which includes high-speed rotating equipment, electric motors, compressors and oil management systems.
• Familiar with creating ERP system BOM’s & Routers; experience with Global Shop is a plus.
• Knowledge of standard manufacturing processes for complex, precision turbo machinery: casting, machining, milling, grinding, rotor balancing, mechanical and electrical assembly, inspection techniques, oil management systems (tubing, fittings, etc.) and pressurized assemblies.
• Experience with NPI of complex equipment.
• Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma, Demand Flow Technology, Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9001 experience is a plus.
• Experience configuring assembly lines, in-process Kanban’s and visual work instructions is a plus.
• Good interpersonal and interfacing skills (i.e. communicating well with people across different departments both internally and externally)
• Additional computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite

Intangibles Sought:

• Able to exercise independent judgment and make decisions on technical issues.
• Ability to establish positive rapport with individuals at all levels of organization.
• Ability to motivate working team through leadership and “can do” attitude.
• Self-awareness; not afraid to ask for help or admit error.
• Willingness to engage in constructive debate.
• Ownership, initiative and accountability.
• Flexibility in range of responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Position will lead the manufacturing team. Position will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities of others to meet company objectives.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

Time will be split between office and shop floor. Personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves, or masks may be required in some assembly areas. Some travel will be required as needed for vendor visits/qualifications.