Buyer, Engineering

Buyer I-2 (Contract-to-Hire) page is loaded## Buyer I-2 (Contract-to-Hire) remote type:
Onsite locations:
Lynnwood, Washington time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
JR100817
** Crane Aerospace and Electronics
** has an exciting opportunity for a
** Buyer 1-2 (Contract-to-Hire)
** at our
** Lynnwood, WA
** location.
** Hours are Monday - Friday 7:00am-3:30pm.
**** 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). Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power and fluid solutions.

Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and innovative enough to be featured on Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft. You’ll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

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* Job Summary:

** The Buyer 1-2 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 1-2 is the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, Supervisors, Marketing, Master Schedulers, and Purchasing.
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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 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
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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Experience:

0-2 years of experience buying in a similar industry or demonstrated 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…