Compensation Overview

Salary Range: 67500 to 83000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Responsibilities:

• Conduct sourcing activities, aligning commodity strategies with supplier selection for new products and technologies.
• Make sourcing decisions based on engineering specifications, legal requirements, and quality standards.
• Implement Design for Manufacture (DFM) processes with early supplier engagement to ensure smooth design evolution.
• Coordinate with Engineering to align design changes with manufacturing lead times.
• Place and manage purchase orders, communicating status to program teams and resolving any deviations or technical issues.
• Develop strong supplier relationships and a capable network of suppliers and partners.
• Negotiate terms with vendors considering lead times, capacity, delivery terms, and payment terms.
• Identify and resolve supply issues to meet business commitments.
• Capture and report material costs.
• Update MRP with accurate purchased part planning parameters.
• Resolve problems while following procedures and compliance.
• Regularly communicate status and issues to stakeholders.
• Support new business proposals with informed estimates.
• Monitor costs and recommend cost reduction approaches to meet financial objectives.
• Manage returns to vendors as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of purchasing experience in aerospace manufacturing.
• Working knowledge to comply with legal requirements (e.g., SOX, ITAR, FAR, DFAR, etc.).
• Experience with AS9100.
• Solid understanding of purchase-related terms and conditions related to quality, schedule, price, delivery, payment, etc.
• Fully competent in Microsoft Office programs.
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning or Material Requirements Planning system.
• Excellent math skills.
• Professional, articulate communication style.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education in supply chain management, business, or related field.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Collaborative, result-oriented approach.
• Ability to resolve conflict and deal diplomatically with vendors, managers, and customers.
• Good organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and work to specific deadlines with minimum supervision.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Employee Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4.5% company match (100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 3%)
• Education Reimbursement for certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs
• Paid Time Off includes 4 weeks per year, paid parental leave, two floating, and 11 company holidays.