Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Senior buyer
Pay Rate: $90000 to $110000.00
Duration: direct opportunity in Buena Park, CA.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
Bachelor degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Purchasing experience in aerospace, defense, precision machining, die casting, metal products, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
Experience purchasing aluminum or zinc alloys, CNC machined components, tooling, finishing, heat treatment, plating, coatings, or other outside processing services.
Familiarity with aerospace quality requirements, customer flow downs, approved supplier controls, first article inspection, traceability, and counterfeit parts prevention.
Knowledge of FAR or DFARS requirements and United States export controls applicable to aerospace and defense supply chains.
APICS CSCP or CPIM, ISM CPSM, or comparable procurement or supply chain certification.
Five or more years of progressive purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience issuing purchase orders, conducting RFQs, negotiating commercial terms, managing suppliers, and resolving delivery or quality problems.
Working knowledge of ERP or MRP systems, bills of material, drawings and specifications, inventory controls, lead times, and material requirements.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to analyze quotations, cost information, supplier performance, and purchasing data.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and urgent requirements while maintaining accuracy, documentation, and professional supplier relationships.
Strong judgment, negotiation, problem solving, written communication, and cross functional collaboration skills.
Ability to work onsite and interact regularly with office, receiving, inspection, and production teams.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and execute sourcing and purchasing strategies for assigned commodities, including raw materials, machined components, castings, tooling, outside processing, production supplies, and services.
Prepare and issue requests for quotation; analyze supplier proposals for price, lead time, capacity, quality, technical compliance, payment terms, and total cost of ownership.
Negotiate pricing, delivery, minimum order quantities, tooling charges, freight, payment terms, and other commercial conditions within established authority.
Create, maintain, and close purchase orders in the ERP system with accurate quantities, pricing, due dates, revisions, specifications, quality clauses, and customer or regulatory flow downs.
WORK HOURS: Full-Time
\nCompany Description
Join Chipton-Ross, one of the nation's leading staffing firms supporting the aerospace, defense, engineering, and technology industries.
Company Description
Join Chipton-Ross, one of the nation's leading staffing firms supporting the aerospace, defense, engineering, and technology industries.