Buyer, Business

This range is provided by Cypress HCM. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$62,400.00/yr - $81,000.00/yr

Buyer

This exciting role will be responsible for purchasing goods and services in support of production, facilities, and personnel for the company. This individual will need a few years of purchasing and materials planning experience to succeed in the role. They are headquartered in the Arlington, WA area. The company is a leading designer and manufacturer of various aerospace components. If you are an individual who loves to work with purchasing and supplier development, this role could be for you!

Responsibilities:

• Uphold customer and industry quality standards (AS9100)
• Follow cost reduction and containment policies and procedures.
• Maintain and control suppliers and vendors within approval guidelines established by management and the customer.
• Communicate with User departments such as Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Planning, Facilities, and other departments as necessary to ensure their requirements are met.
• Issue purchase orders for production materials and services (as established by Engineering), for items previously ‘contracted’ by a Supplier Development buyer or a purchasing agent, to a specific supplier or vendor, at an agreed-to price and lead-time.
• Purchase ‘non-contracted’ items, as required per purchase order requisitions:
  Office, janitorial, safety, and miscellaneous supplies. Shipping and receiving supplies. Printed forms.
• Ensure that all requirements are specified and properly reflected in purchasing documents.
• Establish, maintain, and provide status reports on supplier and vendor purchase orders.
• Identify and convey supplier-associated risks to Supplier Development buyers and Supply Chain management.
• Ensure supplier/vendor acknowledgment of purchase orders is recorded in the company database.
• With management approval, expedite late deliveries and update purchase order status comments.
• Resolve problems related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, and payment to the supplier; determine the source of the problem and take appropriate corrective action.
• Report all purchase variances to Supplier Development buyers and Supply Chain management.
• Compile miscellaneous reports as requested by Supply Chain management.
• Assist in the training of less-tenured Buyer employees.
• Assist in planning and reviewing the work of less-tenured Buyer employees as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related curriculum; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• 5+ years of purchasing or related technical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Material Requirements Planning (MRP/ERP).
• Good knowledge of purchasing methods and techniques.
• Capable of working within the various software applications utilized throughout the organization.
• Intermediate skills with MS Office products and keyboarding.
• Prior Aerospace industry experience is preferred.
• APICS training/certification in Basics of Supply Chain Management.
• Lean and Six Sigma expertise is preferred.

Salary Range:

• $62, depending on experience

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Strategy/Planning

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and Manufacturing