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Aftermarket Buyer 3
Aftermarket Buyer 3Safran • Garden Grove, CA, US
Aftermarket Buyer 3

Aftermarket Buyer 3

Safran • Garden Grove, CA, US
24 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Job Description

Job details

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Purchasing - Commodity purchasing

Job title

Aftermarket Buyer 3

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Buyer III you'll play a pivotal part on our supply chain team.

The Safran growth strategy centers on three imperatives : growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement. This role requires a diverse purchasing background and a thorough understanding of supplier performance, quality requirements, and documentation / certification processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation and contract administration skills, as well as the ability to mentor lower-level buyers and expeditors.

The Aftermarket Buyer role is unique as it supports critical post-delivery operations by sourcing and procuring aerospace components for spare parts, system upgrades, and maintenance programs. This position demands a strong familiarity with a broad range of aircraft parts and aftermarket programs, enabling swift response to urgent customer requirements and sustained operational performance. The position plays a key role in sustaining aircraft readiness, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance through agile supply chain coordination and vendor management.

Team Leadership

  • Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk for the buyers to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
  • Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
  • Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
  • Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization

Role Assignment

  • Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
  • Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
  • Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
  • Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
  • Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
  • Purchasing Execution

  • Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
  • Ensure just in time supply aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
  • Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
  • But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

    Supplier Management

  • Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
  • Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
  • Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
  • Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
  • Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
  • Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to Demand and Program Managers and / or Purchasing Manager
  • At Safran Cabin, we provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex / gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability / medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

  • Your Benefits : Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, and employee discounts & rewards for consumer products / services and more!
  • Candidate skills & requirements

    Education : Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field, or equivalent experience

    Experience : Minimum of 6 years of experience in purchasing, preferably in the aerospace or aviation industry

    Computer Skills :

  • MRP system experience
  • MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Other Skills :

  • Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
  • Understanding of engineering principles and ability to interpret technical drawings
  • Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
  • Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, high-pressure environment
  • Excellent analytical organizational skills
  • Utilize Excel functions (including VLOOKUP) and PowerPoint for analytical reporting and presentations.
  • Coordinate with operations and logistics teams to ensure timely and accurate sourcing of materials.
  • Monitor and report on purchasing KPI's, ensuring targets are met and that your deadlines are consistently adhered to
  • Review and adjust planning orders for accuracy, proactively correcting discrepancies to meet customer demands and production schedules.
  • Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
  • Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
  • Ability to make timely decisions and take action
  • Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
  • Customer service oriented
  • Additional Preferred Skills : (not required)

  • Certified Procurement Professional (CPP)
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
  • Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
  • Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
  • This job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

    Annual salary

    74,850 - 117,620 USD

    Job location

    Job location

    North America, United States, California

    City (-ies)

    7330 Lincoln Way CA 92841 Garden Grove

    Applicant criteria

    Minimum education level achieved

    No Degree

    Minimum experience level required

    More than 5 years

    Additional Languages preferred

    English (Fluent)

    ITAR Controlled Position : Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship / permanent residency

    No

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