Buyer, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Position: Buyer I
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* Job Summary:

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* ** The Buyer I is responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing components from suppliers in order to assure timely delivery of parts to support production needs. In addition, the Buyer I is the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, Supervisors, Marketing, Master Scheduler, and Purchasing.*
* ** About Crane:*
* ** Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft - delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination.

Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E's brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You'll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment.*
* ** Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!*
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* Essential Functions:

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* ** Perform material requirements planning through high interaction/coordination with manufacturing personnel and external suppliers to support the Value Stream*
* ** Communicate priorities and schedule changes to Outside Processing Suppliers on a daily basis to support changes in production requirements*
* ** Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers;
Communicate common supplier problems with Leadership, Procurement Specialists and other Buyers*
* ** Develop, own, and drive an inventory action plan to maintain proper inventory levels and achieve turns goals of key production components*
* ** Train the value stream support personnel and facilitate the upgrade to a pull-based replenishment system (Kanban) to improve inventory turns and eliminate part shortages*
* ** Monitor supplier orders to assure they are shipped on a timely basis to support the Value Stream*
* ** Improve supplier fill rates, quality, and lead times to fit product mix and needs.*
* ** Obtain quotes from suppliers for production material and Outside Processing operations*
* ** Negotiate blanket purchase orders and pursue cost reduction initiatives that eliminate adverse Purchase Price Index (PPI)*
* ** Interact with sourcing teams to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in procurement, low cost region sourcing, supplier assessment & management*
* ** Publish daily shortage report to communicate current delivery information from suppliers*
* ** Resolve invoice discrepancies on a timely basis*
* ** Manage supplier quality through the Non-Conforming Report (NCR) Process;
Minimize production impact by ensuring discrepant materials are addressed with Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement Quality, Supervisors and Suppliers*
* ** Work closely with suppliers and Procurement Quality Engineers to resolve Corrective Action Requests (CARs) generated from NCRs*
* ** Obtain Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), and process return transactions in Oracle (ERP System);
Follow Debit Memo process for supplier rework of discrepant materials*
* ** Any other task assigned by supervisor or management*
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* Experience:

0-2 years of experience buying in a similar industry or demonstrated equivalent*
* ** knowledge of supply chain function through work experience or school*
* ** Knowledge:
In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process used in the operating unit of*
* ** assignment;
Working knowledge of buying, and ordering procedures;
Working knowledge of*
* ** scheduling and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) of computer systems that support production, e.g., inventory control, purchasing, production, production planning, material requirements planning and Kanban systems;
Working knowledge**   **​*
* ** Skills/Abilities:
Well-developed skill in communicating with others;
Proficiency in…