Vast is looking for a Senior Buyer, reporting to the Manager of Supply Chain, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Build up a strategic supply chain supporting avionics components including connectors, harnesses, flight computer components and any hardware assemblies associated with the commodity
• Understand BOM cost and run should-cost analysis
• Create and take part in meetings and presentations with executive leadership to develop a strong rapport
• Work closely with Avionics engineering teams and stakeholders to identify and execute cost savings opportunities
• Alleviate any delivery blockages including supply, quality or invoice disputes Identify areas for improvement and develop new processes or KPI’s to further team development
• Be a mentor for the team and provide trainings on the commodity to cross-train team
• Have a good understanding of global markets and economics and its effect on Aerospace Supply Chains Issue RFQ’s, PO’s within a timely manner and maintain established service levels for quotes, purchase orders and updates
• Ability to balance multiple priorities with ambiguous instructions

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 years in a procurement function, 2 years in aerospace
• 2 years in a position requiring traceability
• 2 years working with an ERP system
• High School diploma and 5+ years of experience as a Buyer within Avionics commodity 

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain, Business or Engineering
• Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs
• Ability to create and update request for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs) and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted