Senior Buyer

Responsibilities

• Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP.
• Lead “Make vs. Buy” analyses in collaboration with manufacturing & engineering.
• Negotiate and administer Long Term Agreements (LTAs) working closely with the central commodity team.
• Drive Purchase Price Variance (PPV), cost avoidance, and cost savings initiatives.
• Request quotes from suppliers (cost and lead time) based on supplier capabilities and inclusion on the Approved Vendor List.
• Obtain Quality approvals for specific part/operation/process prior to transmitting purchase orders to suppliers.
• Manage purchase orders to ensure date accuracy is maintained and correct information flows through the ERP system to supplier scorecards.
• Manage supplier performance to drive execution required by the internal build plan.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk by tracking expected supplier deliveries.
• Mentor junior buyers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-performance negotiation within the team.
• Investigate ways to reduce overall costs for the organization by identifying potential new suppliers and collaborating with existing suppliers and internal stakeholders on opportunities such as lot sizing.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
• Previous experience with ERP systems.
• Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and re-prioritize parts at vendors.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to ensure concise and timely information is shared with all internal/external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Prior experience with castings, forgings, building to print, and outside services in an aerospace manufacturing environment (considered highly desirable).
• Demonstrated ability to use technology effectively and efficiently to manage both individual workload and documents in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and ability to create documents, reports, and briefing materials in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business required.