Buyer/Planner

About the role

The Space division in Niagara Falls, NY is seeking a Buyer/Planner to join our dynamic team. This role requires a mix of strategic supplier development and day-to-day buying activities to ensure program schedules are met and cost, quality, and delivery targets are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a procurement specialist within the organization representing supply chain
• Representing supply chain
• Creating and executing sourcing strategies for assigned commodity/categories
• Negotiating suppliers, pricing, and terms to achieve cost savings and risk reduction
• Managing supplier performance, on-time delivery and quality metrics; escalating and resolving supplier issues
• Collaborating with shop planning, production, and engineering to support component gating and kit releases
• Performing data-driven analyses and trend analysis to identify opportunities and forecast needs
• Placing and expediting purchase orders; monitoring PO status and delivery dates
• Providing reliable completion and delivery dates to internal stakeholders
• Supporting master planning with basic forecasting inputs and procurement lead-time updates
• Participating in cross-functional problem-solving initiatives to remove supply constraints
• Leading continuous improvement activities for the procurement function or business unit

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field ~OR~ An Associate’s degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field, and 2 years procurement/planning experience
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Strong sense of urgency

Qualifications

• Any advanced degree or professional certifications are a plus
• Experience with PowerBi
• Experience in supporting lean manufacturing

Skills

• Strategic supplier development
• Day-to-day buying activities
• Supplier performance management
• Master planning
• Data-driven analyses
• Purchase order management
• Component gating and kit releases
• Continuous improvement activities

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
• Collaborative and Welcoming Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment rooted in our 12 core values. Enhanced by multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups, and various team-building activities, delivering a truly open and supportive workplace

Pay

Niagara Falls, NY: $28.85–$38.46 hourly

Schedule

Hybrid – Niagara Falls, NY