Material Purchasing Specialist

Position Summary

Purchases materials or other goods and/or coordinates activities involved with procuring products and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, and supplies.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement cycle from purchase order to payment of invoice.
• Cooky interviews and confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Cooky coordinate with production, completion and repair departments to set priorities and timelines.
• Cooky negotiate pricing and contractual terms.
• Cooky negotiate and manage lead times.
• Cooky manage vendor relationships and performance issues.
• Cooky control costs and perform price analysis.
• Cooky maintain accuracy of purchasing documents and data.
• Cooky be aware of and follow all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, hazardous materials requirements, Embraer policies and procedures.
• Cooky assist with maintenance of contracts data base and special terms documents.
• Cooky assist in special projects, including large RFPs, process improvement projects and cross-departmental initiatives.
• Cooky enforce Procurement Policy and Guidelines across the U.S.
• Cooky provide data and recommendations to ensure informed selection decisions and develop and administer agreements and statements of work in collaboration with business and legal department.

Education

• High School/GED
• B.A. Business Administration preferred

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in a purchasing/procurement role in a Military, Aerospace/Manufacturing environment preferred
• Preferably 1+ years’ experience in preparation of RFQ/RFPs, negotiation, follow-up and control of commercial proposals.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and common aviation terminology.
• Knowledge of storeroom and inventory management.
• Proficient with Excel and Word.
• Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including, OSHA, EPA, State and Federal regulations.
• Commercial proposals and follow-up techniques.
• Strong time management, prioritization and organizational skills.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Professionalism and detailed oriented.

Working Conditions / Environment/ Special Requirements

• Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including, OSHA, EPA, State and Federal regulations.
• Ability to work flexible hours and different shifts if required.