Aerospace Buyer

About the Role

Responsible for sourcing, procuring, and managing materials, equipment, and services essential to production and operations. Promotes and utilizes standard safety practices. Shift: 1st. Pay Range: $25 - $27 per hour with three scheduled increases the first year.

Responsibilities

• Actively source approved suppliers for the most economical purchase.
• Obtain and review quotes with manager to down select approved suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery.
• Provide selection to the estimating department.
• Create purchase orders for raw materials, hardware, outside processing, sealants, paints, etc., based on spec callout and revisions.
• Manage purchase orders from start to finish, including expediting orders, resolving accounting issues, monitoring delivery dates, and working with suppliers for recovery dates when needed.
• Ensure purchase orders are received and delivered to the correct department.
• Support Production Control by providing updates on past due orders, getting recovery dates, and expediting orders.
• Support estimating with quotes, lead times, pricing, etc.
• Maintain supplier relationships as the main point of contact.
• Keep Purchasing leadership informed of changes within the supply chain, including raw materials, market conditions, lead times, availability, closures, shortages, disruptions, and outside processing.
• Report NCRs to the supplier at fault.
• Handle Corrective Actions, requests for credits/returns/rework.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of purchasing experience.

Skills

• Basic math skills.
• Quality consciousness.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Moderate data entry skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs, especially Excel.
• Strong computer skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting critical deadlines.
• Moderate problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to change and multi-task.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Understanding of MRP systems.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Maintains a professional work atmosphere.

Physical Demands

• Lifting and carrying up to approximately 10 pounds.
• Pushing and pulling up to approximately 10 pounds.
• Ambulatory.
• Sitting for long periods of time.
• Keyboarding.
• Hearing/Distinguishing speech.

Work Environment

• Climate-controlled office environment.
• Moderate level of noise.
• Moderate fumes/chemicals with good ventilation.
• Concrete floors.