Senior Buyer

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Senior Buyer

Management, General Supply Chain & Logistics

Hybrid – Phoenix, AZ

Moog, Inc. is a global leader in motion control across land, sea, air and space, pioneering advanced solutions to drive cutting-edge innovation for our valued customers.

Our Space and Defense Group is the operating group with the longest heritage at Moog and serves ever-evolving markets with ongoing innovation that enables constantly developing technology and excellent career opportunities.

Our Space division in Gilbert, AZ is seeking a Sr. Buyer to join our dynamic team. The Sr. Buyer will have primary procurement responsibilities for multiple business areas, supporting Assembly & Test and other functions. This role requires a mix of strategic supplier development and tactical day-to-day buying activities to ensure program schedules are met and cost, quality, and delivery targets are achieved.

• Acting as a procurement leader within the organization representing supply chain
• Creating and executing sourcing strategies for assigned commodity/categories
• Negotiating supplier contracts, pricing, and terms to achieve cost savings and risk reduction
• Managing supplier performance, on-time delivery and quality metrics; escalating and resolving supplier issues
• Collaborating with critical functions, planning, production, and engineering, to support component gating and kit releases
• Conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation plans for material and supplier risks
• Performing data-driven analyses and trend analyses to identify opportunities and forecast needs
• Placing and expediting purchase orders; monitoring PO status and delivery dates
• Providing reliable completion and delivery dates to internal stakeholders
• Supporting master planning with basic forecasting inputs and procurement lead-time updates
• Leading or participating in cross-functional problem-solving initiatives to remove supply constraints
• Participating in or leading continuous improvement activities for the procurement function or business unit
• Mentoring junior buyers and contributing to team development
• Creation of Sole Source Justification and Price Analysis documents in support of Government DFAR regulations

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain (or similar relevant field of study) with a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in a similar, supply chain/procurement/operations focused OR associate’s degree in business, Analytics, or a related field, and 5 years’ experience
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Strong sense of urgency
• Prior experience in a complex manufacturing environment;
  Aerospace/Defense-specific industry experience preferred
• Knowledge of procurement processes including PO placement and schedule management.
• Knowledge of/experience with FAR/DFAR strongly preferred.
• Experience sourcing Electronic Components

• Any advanced degree or professional certifications are a plus
• Experience with PowerBI, Advanced skills in Excel and MBS
• Experience in supporting lean manufacturing

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan,…