Buyer

Job Description :

The Buyer obtains the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management. Identifies manufacturing needs, identifies and selects suppliers, negotiates contracts, and arranges delivery. Purchases a high volume and variety of parts, equipment, services, and materials.

Responsibilities :

• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
• Develops potential bidder list and initiates formal requests for quotation or proposal.
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria.
• May complete supplier certification independently or as part of a technical and / or quality team.
• Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing request for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers.
• Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers.
• Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities.
• Evaluates bids for standard and non-standard items.
• Selects suppliers for a variety of moderately complex or technical materials, supplies or services and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service.
• Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
• Monitors and evaluates supplier performance.
• Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
• Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier / manufacturing issues.
• Facilitates inspections, substitutions, and standardization by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
• Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Prepares moderately complex reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Provides parts, equipment, and materials information by answering questions and requests.
• Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems to increase efficiency and customer service and to reduce costs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing trade publications, establishing networks, and / or participating in professional associations.
• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions.
• Complies with Government / Commercial Practices Manual (GPM / CPM) policies and procedures.
• Shares specialized knowledge with others. Represents company on specific projects.
• Mentors new employees.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities (e.g. continuous improvement).

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