Senior Buyer - Onsite - Aerospace Manufacturing

Position Summary:

The Sr. Buyer is responsible for all sourcing and purchasing for a wide variety of aerospace components, raw materials, and tooling in the most cost-effective manner. The role is required to hold all Airbus A350 assigned suppliers accountable to quality standards, on-time delivery, and cost containment.

What you will be doing:

• Evaluate quotations and place Purchase Orders for products and services in a timely manner
• Responsible for proactively tracking critical orders and follow-up on open orders
• Execute expediting as needed and manage existing orders
• Work with the planning department to efficiently place or modify Purchase Orders to meet project schedule demands
• Submit RFQs to support bids and projects for Sales and Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Maintenance
• Reconcile and rectify all non-conformances with suppliers while maintaining original due dates or acceptable recovery dates
• Ensure all product documentation is reviewed and accurate
• Accurately manage cost data and vendor capacity to give best recommendations for supplier selection
• Drive risk mitigation by dual sourcing critical parts from multiple suppliers

What you need to qualify:

• 5+ years' experience as a buyer in a fast-paced Aerospace Industry environment
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Strong negotiation skills to reduce costs and delivery times with suppliers
• Ability to perform multiple tasks while under pressure in meeting internal /external requirements
• Ability to read and interpret GD&T engineering drawings
• Proficiency with MRP systems along with a good understanding of Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Knowledge and experience of Supply Chain concepts to improve internal processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Word, and Access
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Action and results oriented
• CPIM preferred but not required

DISCLAIMER: The compensation range represents a good faith estimate of what our client may pay for the position at the time of posting. Our client may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s gender or any other protected status.