SR. Buyer

Responsibilities

Implement & manage a commodity sourcing strategy for all areas of responsibility considering such factors as market conditions, available sources, delivery schedule, maintenance & service availability, company-wide agreements, security & vendor performance. Continually work toward reducing the supply base, seeking optimum competition and creating innovative procurement strategies to reduce procurement costs and delivery cycle time.

Represent Supply Chain as the lead on projects as assigned with minimal oversight by management or senior leadership. Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives for assigned commodities. Solicit bids from acceptable/qualified potential sources and prepare Request for Quotations (RFQ) documentation, & resolves questions prior to bid closing date. Evaluate quotations, perform cost & price analysis, collect market based pricing information, evaluate the government and/or general aviation market & analyze alternative methods suggested by vendors.

Negotiate Contracts, Statements of Work, pricing & other terms with qualified bidders as appropriate. Prepare documentation such as purchase orders, cost analysis, summary of awards, etc. Manages vendor progress, vendor score cards, visit plans & prepares status reports. Coordinate such management of suppliers and manage supplier performance as it interfaces with EEI's engineering, operations, marketing, quality and aftermarket requirements. Provide technical understanding & commodity expertise in one or more fields.

Analyze assigned Purchase Requisition and Purchase Change Requests to ensure legitimacy, necessity and conformance to Company regulations. Interface with EEI's Quality Department to insure all procurement functions are current and documented including Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Minimum five year experience working in a defense electronics manufacturing environment
• Customer focused (internal/external)
• Demonstrated understanding of products and company strategies
• Proven capability to create, facilitate and negotiate contracts and pricing agreements
• Good communication and organization skills
• Minimum of one year of on-hands experience with Microsoft Computer Applications (specifically, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

• Knowledge of ERP Systems Preferably SAGE 100/500 ERP
• APICS Certification and P.M.
• Familiarity with Access

Bachelor's Degree in Business plus 4-6 years ' related experience or, an equivalent combination (i.e., at least 12 years of experience).

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing