Senior Buyer

Responsibilities

• Negotiate all purchasing and contract terms satisfactorily with suppliers in support of all procurement and planning tools in use at Triumph, including the expediting of products and services while maintaining awareness of material status when required for higher risk commodities and on higher cost services, including Capital Expenditures.
• Perform tactical procurement functions across commodities, in support of Engineering and Program requirements.
• Proactively work with both Suppliers and Internal customers to identify and understand potential delays or impacts to Engineering/Operations, ensuring continuity of supply.
• Collaborate with Triumph Supply Chain Leadership Supplier Contract review, negotiations, and performance management and ensure compliance.
• Use the Microsoft Suite of Applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint – to perform analysis, prepare reports and summaries, as well as make recommendations to improve tactical procurement of products and services for Triumph across the site.
• Effectively use Triumph’s Enterprise Resource Planning system to manage suppliers and supply, while minimizing total cost to the organization and accurately transacting records.
• Manage, optimize, and improve metrics and KPI’s for Procurement by sourcing and developing appropriate suppliers and through strategic use of reporting tools.
• Effectively use all of Triumph’s supplier management methodology and quality requirements to manage risk of suppliers to inventory and immediate supply, while minimizing total cost.
• Coordinate the return / replacement of materials with suppliers for non-conforming product/services.
• Provide coordination in development of Triumph’s small dynamic business base, including small disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran owned, HubZone and minority owned businesses as required by FAR/DFAR requirements and any contractual, statutory or regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management or an equivalent combination of education and experience which has provided theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
• 5 - 8 years minimum experience working in a purchasing team preferably, or other supply chain functions, within a manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown.
• Prior experience with strategic procurement of machined / fabricated parts manufactured from various raw materials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MRP/ERP and Product Life Management (PLM) applications; experience with Epicor a plus.
• Computer Skills: MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) skills are mandatory, advanced skills in Excel or database are beneficial.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with Supplier Development.
• APICS, CPMS, CPM or ISM certification.
• Experience working in a matrix style organization and complying to both corporate and local requirements.
• Familiar with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Experience subcontracting under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) / Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS).
• Analytical skills to construct pricing strategies/exhibits to justify pricing reasonableness.
• Highly motivated, problem solving, collaborative team member.