Purchasing Supervisor

Leads site purchasing activities and ensure compliance with company policies; ensures the reliable, competitive and complaint supply of raw materials, components, services, tooling, and outside processing required to support production and customer commitments.

• Leads, coaches and develops buyers or purchasing clerks capability in negotiation, supplier management, cost analysis and Lisi purchasing procedures.
• Supervises purchasing personnel, assigns priorities and guides the workflow based on production requirements.
• Reviews or establishes purchasing procedures, setup standards for purchasing execution, follow-up, escalation processes.
• Coordinates with planning/operations and ensures timely decisions and proactive actions to mitigate shortages or supplier performance deteriorations or upcoming risks and supports the production schedules.
• Conducts periodic Spend Analysis and identifies supplier consolidation or cost-reduction opportunities; leads projects or activities in negotiating pricing, payment terms, lead times, etc to optimize total cost and achieve corporate saving targets.
• Supports in corporate group contracts, LTA and preferred suppliers and consolidates spend where applicable.
• Coordinates supplier capacity reviews and maintains supplier lead time chart; applies appropriate inventory management methodology and maintains adequate inventory levels while supporting production continuity.
• Reviews and approves Purchase Orders to ensure accuracy in accordance with supplier quotation, pricing agreement, customer requirement flow down, etc.
• Resolves discrepancies involving quantity, price, delivery, documentation, packaging and invoice compliance, etc.
• Leads supplier performance reviews; coordinates improvement plans or corrective actions in terms of quality or on-time delivery.
• Supports supplier qualification, approval, development and ASL maintenance.
• Collaborates and coordinates with cross-functional departments and promotes ethical conduct, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Ensures employees observe all safety regulations.
• Performs personnel functions, performance evaluations and disciplinary action.
• Ensures all people placed under their assigned area of responsibility, or all persons who may be affected by equipment or processes placed under their responsibility are complying with the rules and regulations set forth by Federal, Local and State government, and LISI Aerospace policies, procedures and plans.
• All employees are responsible for attending all training provided and for adhering to all HSE procedures, policies, and plans, conforming to reporting requirements, and safe operating procedures at all times.
• All employees are required to bring any known or suspected nonconformance for all company procedures or legal requirements to management’s attention immediately.
• Continually seek opportunities to improve our HSE performance by establishing objectives and targets, measuring progress, and reporting our results.
• Other duties may be assigned.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical – Experience with ERP/MRP systems; synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data. Able to make fact-based decisions.
• Technical Skills – Experience in purchase requirements, specifications, drawings, quality clauses, and commercial terms; accumulates working knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures and function;
  Able to clearly share expertise and transfer technical knowledge to others;
  Management of problem solving team.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative…