Buyer

Job Title: Buyer

Location: Jacksonville FL 32254

Duration: 6 Months

Work Schedule: first shift Monday Friday

Description:

• 35 years experience
• BS Degree is required.
• Must have experience being a Buyer in a manufacturing environment.

Position Summary:

• The Buyer is responsible for commodities or assignments requiring application of basic purchasing principles theories and concepts.
• The Buyer ensures timely acquisitions of product or service from known sources of supply.
• Additionally the Buyer may resolve issues in the areas of requisition accuracy and completeness ontime delivery or supplier payment functioning in a closely supervised environment.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers researching parts equipment machinery services and materials availability.
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability performance delivery and other key business criteria. May complete supplier certification 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 accuracy. Lead times for assigned commodities.
• Evaluates bids for standard and nonstandard items. Selects suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity 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 the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
• Negotiates and settles damage claims rejections losses return of materials overshipments cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Provides parts equipment and materials information by answering questions and requests. Prepares reports by collecting analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 4year college degree Supply Chain management or relevant discipline.
• Experience and/or exposure to supply chain concepts and methodologies and manufacturing through internships or training programs.
• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
• Must have intermediate computer skills and be able to understand electronic processing.
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.