Buyer

Essential Duties And Responsibilites

• Review requisitions, purchase orders, and vouchers for accuracy and conformance with established policies and procedures for any inbound part.
• Develop strong relationships with all vendors and ensure that AAR is getting the best possible services, value, and prices on quotes against goods.
• Make recommendation to management who is the overall best vendor by price, quality, performance, and lowest risk.
• Identify and make improvements in overall inventory processes by reviewing and optimizing stock levels.
• Effectively manage production materials to meet production goals, minimize shortages and maximize inventory turns.
• Maintain a high level of inventory accuracy and data integrity.
• Confer with management in determining needs and delivery schedules.
• Solicit bids and evaluate quotes.
• Expedite purchase orders.
• Decipher part prints and drawings.
• Determine sourcing for any outside processing.
• Produce accurate monthly optimized forecasts, which combine the statistical forecast model and the logical forecast model into an overall forecast.
• Liaison with the Value Stream Managers and other departments to ensure that forecast and replenishment plans are accurate and are being utilized by the Value Stream Managers and other departments.
• Ensure flow-down to suppliers of requirements from customer contracts and initiate terms reviews.
• Promote a team environment with a positive attitude.

Site-specific Responsibilities

• Implement and oversee project mobilization activities including office set-up, site general arrangement, etc.
• Work with the material management department to ensure proper material receiving and control.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Emphasis in Logistic and Supply Chain Management or Business Administration preferred.
• Aviation experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility.
• The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting.