Lead Buyer

Lead Buyer

Location: Onsite in Huntsville, AL or Kent, WA

Salary: Up to $70 (AL) - 76/hr (WA)

Industry: Aerospace/Manufacturing

Employment Type: 6 Month Contract

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance or related field; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of overall experience
• 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or related
• Must have a thorough knowledge and experience in procurement and planning, MRP/ERP planning and transactions, BOM structures, and material estimating.
• Track record of managing complex technology projects with aggressive schedules and scarce resources
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs and evaluate new ideas with internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver online products/services
• Experience establishing & maintaining KPIs to track and monitor performance and develop improvement plans
• Experience with and knowledge of defense acquisition.
• Demonstrated deep knowledge and experience in Supply Chain Management and Program Management
• Demonstrated negotiation skills developed from contracts, proposal management, supplier management, capture management or similar negotiating activities.
• Ability to develop and execute project plans within budget and schedule constraints, ability to simultaneously manage multiple programs and priorities.
• Experience in Lean / Six Sigma, and demonstrate proficiency at creating models / tools, re-engineering business processes, and performing complex data analysis to improve profitability, cost structure by product group, and production volume attainment.
• Proven problem-solving skills. Able to solve unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
• Occasional travel required
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint and Coupa system(s)

Responsibilities:

• Be the liaison between Operations site leadership, Program/Product leadership, and the Supply Chain Organization.
• Responsible for the management and execution of the site material strategy to ensure support and performance from the front end of the business through fulfillment.
• Key responsibilities of this function include financial management (i.e., EVMS, budgets, targets, working capital, material sales, etc.); supplier management (i.e., Line of Balance (LOB)/Material Status, Supplier Risk/Opportunity management, supplier performance, supply chain metrics, make buy/make where strategies, tactical/strategic sourcing, etc.), and requirements management (i.e. FAR/DFARS, ITAR, OPSEC, security classification guides, public law, quality, warranty, etc.).
• Ensure the placement and receipt of all material requirements to meet those strategies and plans in support of site requirements including complete material management and ownership (schedule, cost and Material EAC).
• The position includes responsibility for financial management (budgets, targets, forecasting); overall ownership of the supplier management process and communication of customer flow-through requirements to ensure that supplier performance exceeds leadership objectives.
• Additional duties as assigned.

EOE/ADA

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