Principal Specialist - Buyer

Job Title:

Principal Specialist - Buyer

Location:

Medley, FL 33178 Duration: 9 Months Pay Rate: $33 - $34.36/hr

Start Date:

Immediate

This role will be ONSITE in Medley, Florida. NO RELOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay range of $33 - $34.36/hr however, Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

We are seeking a Principal Specialist - Buyer to join our team. This role is responsible for preparing purchase orders and support documentation in compliance with departmental policies. This person will have their own commodity of products to purchase and track delivery on. Key duties include issuing POs across multiple programs, managing all phases of procurement (from development through closeout), and ensuring supplier delivery commitments align with program schedules.

• Submitting compliant RFQs, performing price analyses, and negotiating for fair pricing.
• Supporting proposals by requesting, analyzing, and evaluating supplier quotations.
• Participating in program and supplier reviews, as well as continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Assist team members with procurement activities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Excel skills to efficiently manage large data sets and requisition lines.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities to handle parallel program activities.

• Manage purchase orders from supplier selection to RFP/RFQ submission, quote receipt, analytics, negotiation, documentation, and monitoring supplier issues and delivery.
• Actively monitor open orders, update status, and ensure that Operations and Program personnel are notified of any delivery date changes; expedite when necessary.
• Seek new sources of supply when necessary, working closely with Supplier Quality and Engineering to complete necessary processes for adding a new, qualified supplier.
• Successfully manage long-term supplier relationships.

• University degree in project management, business administration, engineering, or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
• Two years of prior buying experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.

• Ability to work closely with internal customers (Operations, PM, Engineering, Quality, etc.).
• Support Raytheon’s initiatives and KPIs such as Supplier OTD, Cost Savings, and Continuous Improvement events.
• Adherence to supply chain processes, standards, and operational plans in support of procurement goals.
• Proficient in SAP, Excel, Word.
• Advanced Excel skills to efficiently manage large data sets and requisition lines.
• Experienced in SAP.
• Ability to solve problems and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Team oriented – must be an active participant.
• Ability to self-manage.
• Strong work ethic, multi-tasking.
• Domestic travel may be required 10%.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.