Aerospace Purchasing Buyer

Skookum Contract Services

Auburn, WA

Location:

Auburn, Washington

Type:
Non-Exempt

Work Schedule:

Full-Time, Monday to Friday

Compensation: 36.00 to 43.27 per hour

Benefits:
Tessera is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to our eligible part-time and full-time Manufacturingemployees.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance

Elective 401(k) retirement plan, Tessera will match 0.5% for every 1% up to 6% after 90-days of employment . Funds are subject to vesting.

Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care

11 paid holidays, accrual of 10 paid days of vacation at the start of employment, paid sick leave

Potential shared earning bonus

Tuition assistance is available after 1 year of employment and potential scholarships for qualified dependents

Professional development, certifications, and training opportunities

Verizon wireless discount

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and an engaging wellness program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time employees

Tessera is dedicated to "Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities" by hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities as well as veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our purpose-driven culture, our core values to Inclusion, Partnerships,Integrity to and our commitment to providing a safe and respectful work environment to our employees.

Tessera is seeking an experienced Aerospace Purchasing Buyer to joinour growing Manufacturing team in Auburn, Washington. The Purchasing Buyer plays a critical role in maintaining production flow by ensuring the right material or service is purchased from the right supplier, atthe right cost, with the right quality, and delivered when required tomeet customer commitments.

• Review material and hardware requirements, purchase requisitions,MRP/ERP requirements, and production schedules to determine purchasingneeds.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders to approved suppliers.
• Source materials, components, tooling, supplies, and outsideprocessing services.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations based on price, quality, leadtime, capacity, and delivery requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery dates, terms, and other commercial requirements within established authority.
• Monitor open purchase orders and proactively communicate potentialshortages, delays, and schedule risks.
• Expedite critical materials and outside services to support customer and production commitments.
• Maintain accurate purchase order information, including quantities,pricing, due dates, revisions, and supplier commitments.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with qualified and approvedsuppliers.
• Support supplier selection and qualification activities in coordination with Quality and Operations.
• Ensure purchases comply with customer requirements, approved supplierlists, specifications, and applicable aerospace standards.
• Coordinate with Quality regarding certifications, materialtraceability, inspection requirements, and supplier documentation.
• Review supplier performance and assist in resolving quality, delivery,pricing, and documentation issues.
• Support cost-reduction and supplier-improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce lead times, improve purchasing terms,and mitigate supply-chain risk.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and purchasing records for traceability and audit requirements.
• Assist with long-term purchasing agreements and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Support inventory objectives by balancing material availability withexcess and obsolete inventory risks.
• Communicate effectively with internal departments regarding material status and supplier commitments.
• Follow company quality procedures and purchasing controls.
• Ensure purchased products and services meet applicable customer,engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Understand and follow requirements related to counterfeit-partprevention and material traceability.
• Support compliance with applicable aerospace quality standards and customer flow-down requirements.
• Participate in supplier corrective actions and resolution of nonconforming material when required.
• Purchase product IAW customer requirement flow down (i.e. D1-4426,Customer QPL, Customer specifications, etc.)
• Perform other purchasing and supply-chain duties as assigned.
• All Other Duties as Assigned.

• Purchase orders placed on time
• Supplier on-time delivery performance
• Material…