Sr Buyer

Summary

Coordinates activities involved with procuring, tracking, and expediting goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as lead time, price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Negotiates or renegotiates price, schedule, terms & conditions, etc. and administers contracts with suppliers and other supply chain representatives.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish job tasks and goals associated with supply chain procurement and management.
• Negotiates and manages specialty and high value contracts with limited supervision.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of aerospace market price and determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Analyzes supplier proposals, financial reports and other data and information to determine reasonable prices and prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Monitors design, development and production of complex monuments, assemblies, production articles and parts to ensure they are built per drawing specifications and meet all quality standards.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.
• Maintains and reviews computerized records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, suppliers, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Arbitrates claims and resolves complaints generated during performance of contract.
• Approves invoices for payment and expedites delivery of goods to users.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies

• Cost Consciousness – Works within approved budget, develops and implements cost saving measures, contributes to profits and revenue, conserves organizational resources.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Negotiation Skills – You clarify interests and positions of all parties and adjust tactics to achieve desired results; you manage conflict, manipulation, and strong emotions; and you develop alternative options for mutual gain while building consensus through give-and-take.
• Problem Solving-Identifies problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, resolves problems in early stages, works well in group problem solving situations.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years’ experience purchasing various aerospace commodities; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with the procurement of raw materials, parts, and commodities related to VIP aircraft interiors.  Aerospace experience required.

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers.
• Proven ability to negotiate prices.
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.
• Strong communication, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and materials specifications is required.
• Demonstrated experience with MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Dynamics AX, order processing systems such as MRP or ERP
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.
  

The expected WA salary range for this position is between $80,168.00 - $103,000.00 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law.