The Role
The Sr. Buyer is responsible for procuring materials and components for manufacturing, negotiating with suppliers, developing supplier relationships, and ensuring optimal supply chain execution. Responsibilities include evaluating prices, placing orders, maintaining inventory levels, supporting cost reduction initiatives, and analyzing procurement data.
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Job Title:- Sr Buyer
Location:- Los Alamitos, CA
Job Type:- Full time with benefits
(Must Have Aerospace or Manufacturing Industry Experience)
Job Summary
Sr. Buyer is responsible for procuring, at minimum total costs, the necessary materials, components and/or sub-assemblies to manufacture saleable products. Negotiate for and procure a variety of assigned commodities including those which are non-standard or of a technical nature. Develop suppliers to meet our delivery, cost and quality requirements while maintaining assigned inventory levels.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate prices, specifications, delivery dates, award bids and place orders with suppliers.
- Prepare purchasing documentation and verify nomenclature and specifications of purchasing requisitions.
- Develop expertise on procurement of commodities related products and components that support Aerospace requirements.
- Implement continuous replenishment strategies with assigned suppliers.
- Execute supplier rationalization plans and support transition to existing and/or new suppliers.
- Support negotiation and execution of commercial agreement to reach lowest total cost including terms to mitigate economic and currency fluctuations as appropriate for assigned commodities (e.g., long-term agreements, make/buy, market tests, etc.).
- Support, and when required lead, cost reduction projects and improvement initiatives to achieve overall business objectives.
- Update and maintain purchase orders in Materials Resource Planning (MRP) system for changes in design and delivery requirements.
- Balance current and future demand requirements with supplier capabilities / capacities to ensure on-time delivery of purchased parts.
- Analyze data, including enterprise requirements, planning information, and prepare reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure optimal supply chain execution.
- Evaluate supplier performance requirements including quality, cost and timing expectations.
- Work with vendors for improved delivery, quality, lead time, and price performance. Evaluate these metrics with the critical suppliers regularly.
- Comply with plant safety procedures to ensure a safe environment.
- Improve internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Comply with Supply Chain and Purchasing procedures and Quality System requirements.
- This job description is not all inclusive of all duties. Other duties may be assigned.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Business or Engineering preferred or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years experience in a Manufacturing or Aerospace facility.
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The Company
What We Do
Vodastra Technologies is an IT services and solutions provider.
OnSite IT Support Services for Telecom, Utility and Energy, Retail, Technology and Services, Automotive, Pharma, Banking and Finance plus more industries and Management Consulting Services for Critical Enterprise Business processes.
