Buyer

Senior Tactical Buyer

Location: Onsite in Huntsville, AL or Renton, WA highly preferred; Remote available

Salary: $38-$46/hr (Depending on Location & Experience)

Industry: Aerospace/Manufacturing

Employment Type: Temporary assignment until 12/31/24

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, or related field required.
• Minimum 2-3 years of tactical level experience in purchasing.
• Must have experience in the Aerospace or Automotive industries.
• Must have experience as a Buyer that fully managed a commodity end to end (raw materials, COTS, buy parts, etc.)
• Must have experience working with project managers.
• Must have experience predicting material needs 1-2 months in advance.
• Must have experience procuring long-lead items.
• Must have experience with RFQs/RFPs/RFIs, PO processing, expediting, fully accountable for their commodity
• Knowledgeable about MRP systems (any system okay). CostPoint experience is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment to accomplish goals while managing multiple tasks.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook and Windows programs (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates purchasing material, services, and product requirements for programs.
• Works with program leads to identify long lead materials.
• Works with sourcing and program team to select suppliers for bid and award from the approved list in order to achieve program objectives.
• Prepares purchase orders in Coupa and Costpoint software.
• Ensures supplier s documentation such as terms and conditions and NDAs are ready prior to engagement.
• Manages orders with suppliers, monitors backlog and daily order status report, adjusts schedules as needed, manage/modify POs with overdue shipments and open orders.
• Works with logistics team to ensure timely and economical deliveries of all materials to production location.
• Ensure that all requirements for purchasing, storage, and transportation of materials are adhered to.
• Monitors suppliers performance and prepares reports and other records.
• Resolves discrepancies related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, accounts payable invoices, and payment to the supplier.
• Expedites materials for shortage management.
• Coordinate returns to vendor for discrepant material from receiving inspection.
• Contributes to continuing improvement efforts across all facets of supply chain
• Additional duties as assigned.

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