Buyer I​/II; Temp

Position: Buyer I/II (Temp to Hire)
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* Job Summary:

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* ** The Buyer I/II 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/II is the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, Supervisors, Marketing, Master Scheduler, and Purchasing.*
* ** Please note that is position is a TEMP - HIRE opportunity.*
* ** 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*
* ** supplier problems with Leadership, Procurement Specialists and other Buyers*
* ** Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers;
Communicate common*
* ** 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 Authorizaton (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*
* ** Eligibility Requirement:*
* ** This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).*
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* ** Experience**  **:*
* ** 2-5*
* ** 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 production planning, material requirements planning and Kanban systems;
Working knowledge of computer systems that support production, e.g., inventory control, purchasing, production scheduling and*
* ** Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)*
* ** Skills/Abilities**  **:*
* ** Requires well-developed skill in communicating with others. Proficiency in Excel and Word and ability to work with Access databases;*
* ** Ability to*
* ** coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple teams, solve urgent problems associated with the manufacture of products and document and communicate production outcomes and trends;
Ability to perform math and logic computations requiring sequencing of times, critical incidents, and numeric…