Buyer II

About Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. The company operates in challenging environments ranging from engines to landing gear, satellites to medical implants, and missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The Lynnwood, WA facility delivers industry‑leading aerospace and defense power and fluid solutions, supporting projects such as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and Eviation’s Alice all‑electric aircraft.

The Buyer II is responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing components from suppliers to ensure timely delivery of parts that support production needs. This role serves as the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, supervisors, marketing, master schedulers, and the purchasing department.

• 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, and management.
• Publish a daily shortage report to communicate current delivery information from suppliers.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• 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.

• Experience:
  
  Three (3) or more 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:
  • 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 information.
  • Ability to negotiate changes with vendors and manufacturing teams.
• Education/Certification:
  
  HS Diploma or GED Equivalent Required.
• Eligibility Requirement:
  This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such…