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Sr. Buyer
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Posted:
20 September 2026 (23 hours ago)
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Application Deadline:
18 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Title: Sr Buyer
Work Location:Onsite in (Kent WA)(Huntsville AL) (Merritt Island Florida) or (LACalifornia)
Duration:3 months -W2 Contract
Responsibilities:
Work Location:Onsite in (Kent WA)(Huntsville AL) (Merritt Island Florida) or (LACalifornia)
Duration:3 months -W2 Contract
Responsibilities:
- Drive down overdue purchase orders through daily follow-up escalation and root-cause resolution; own the aging backlog for your assigned categories and suppliers.
- Improve supplier on-time delivery (OTD) performance against committed dates; identify chronic underperformers and implement corrective action plans.
- Secure and enforce timely PO acknowledgement from suppliers confirming price quantity delivery date and terms.
- Track and manage daily metrics (overdue POs PO acknowledgement rate OTD cycle time cost savings) and report status to leadership.
- Source negotiate and procure services across various categories.
- Manage the procurement process from requisition creation through final payment of invoices and be accountable for resolving issues within this process.
- Conduct price analysis in support of supplier proposals and lead formal negotiations of all types.
- Review service procurement requests for compliance implement contracts and engage with suppliers to ensure optimal pricing service and terms while reducing costs and minimizing risk.
- Ensure professional and consistent supplier management cultivating relationships across the supply base in alignment with internal policies.
- Maintain accurate procurement documentation and records for all agreement types.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Track and manage daily metrics.
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration or related field.
- Minimum 4-5 years of experience in procurement/purchasing specifically in Supply Chain Services Procurement.
- Proven experience in strategic sourcing supplier identification and evaluation.
- Experience sourcing and evaluating potential suppliers across multiple service categories.
- Independent and entrepreneurial work style; experience in a hyper-growth company or comparable environment is desirable.
- Strong ability to engage with different internal and senior stakeholders and work effectively with multiple functional teams.
- Essential skills include an analytical approach excellent negotiation abilities strong communication skills and comfort operating at all hierarchy levels.
- Ability to interpret and apply company policies procedures work instructions business standards and U.S. government regulations (i.e. FAR DFAR compliance).
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset with experience establishing and tracking program metrics.
- Ability to perform written price reasonableness determinations and price analyses using various pricing methods and data sources.
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines multi-task and prioritize workload on a daily basis.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Experience in aerospace or other technical industries.
- Experience with Government Contracts.
Required Experience:
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