Buyer II

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Full-time Regular Purchasing Newburyport, MA, US

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually

As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

The Buyer II role provides an opportunity to manage purchasing activities with increasing independence and responsibility. This position owns assigned commodities or suppliers, executes negotiations, and partners cross-functionally with planning, engineering, quality, and operations teams to support production and cost objectives. The Buyer II contributes to continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives while developing deeper expertise in supplier performance, material planning, and manufacturing operations.

Newburyport, MA

This position is 100% on site.

• Order production material using ERP/MRP and reorder rules to predetermine inventory guidelines.
• Coordinate changes to purchase order quantities or delivery dates, as required per production plan.
• Responsible for timely updating, accuracy, and integrity of purchasing records and data.
• Issue, Maintain and file/archive the Quotation and Purchase Order records.
• Update suppliers on changes to specifications and arranges for effective transitions.
• Identify new suppliers in an effort to reduce costs and increase quality and service.
• Address all receiving, invoicing and paperwork issues within a timely manner, and drive to resolution.
• Manage inventory levels to reduce inventory while ensuring supply availability using lean manufacturing techniques.
• Create reports for assigned commodities and support all of the tendering requirements for that commodity.
• Monitor/Expedite the Purchase Order requirements for suppliers and maintain the current commitments within the system.
• Ensure appropriate lead times are set for new and/or existing Part Numbers and maintained in the system.
• Negotiate with potential suppliers of products and services to achieve team goals and meet standard Ts and Cs.
• Visit suppliers as required, maintain Supplier Scorecard and Performance.
• Collaborate with planning, engineering, quality and operations teams and participate in cross-functional Kaizen events.
• Resolve supply, quality and delivery issues with minimal supervision.
• Participate in cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field AND 3 years of purchasing, supply chain, or manufacturing operations experience – OR – in lieu of degree, 5 years of purchasing, supply chain or manufacturing operations experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full‑time basis without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full‑time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.