Buyer

My client is a world leader in airplanes/helicopters design and construction and is looking for a Buyer.
Role: Buyer
Pay: to be defined on the basis of experience
Location: Philadelphia, PA, US
Contract: Permanent

Main Responsibilities

• Reviews all purchase requisitions for completeness and initiates action on requirements.
• Returns requisitions to users that require additional information or budget approval.
• Identifies requisitions that can be placed directly on LTAs or other existing contract agreements.
• Monitors requisitions to identify commonly purchased items that would be candidates for volume agreements, LTAs, MOUs or Price Agreements and makes recommendations to the purchasing supervisor.
• Prepares and obtains quotations from qualified suppliers.
• Reviews bids, negotiates more favourable prices and terms, and selects suppliers subject to supervisor approval.
• Minimizes purchase order discrepancies through coordination with accounting and receiving departments to resolve invoice discrepancies, shipping errors and hold code problems.
• Provides high levels of customer service to both internal users and Italian headquarters through communications, concerning supplier delivery schedules, quality and service levels.
• Reduces process cycle times by providing rapid response to internal customers and headquarters needs via shorter turnaround time on purchase orders.
• Complies with all purchasing policies, procedures and processes.
• Performs other duties and fulfils other responsibilities as assigned.

Duties

• Identifies and recommends new suppliers.
• Identifies and defines supplier problems, makes recommendations to supervisor and implements agreed upon solutions.
• Identifies and defines internal process problems, makes recommendations to supervisor, and implements agreed upon solutions.
• Utilizes supplier scorecards to manage and evaluate supplier performance. Periodically presents results to supervisor and jointly develops improvement plans.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business, Engineering or related area preferred. May substitute comparable experience for education.
• Three to five years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, or closely related field. Minimum of 3 years aerospace experience. May substitute education for years of experience.

Qualifications
ISM certifications such as CPSM or C.P.M. or APICS certification such as CPIM or CSCP Preferred.

Other

• US Citizen or with work permit

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop supplier relationships
• Working knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system
• Basic understanding of negotiation principles
• Compliant to company and professional ethical policies and standards
• Self-motivated and achievement oriented
• Able to work under pressure and meet customer deadlines
• Ability to think creatively in proposing changes to current processes
• Ability to work in a team-based environment
• Ability to identify and monitor supplier risk
• Well-organized and flexible to changes in schedules
• Intercultural awareness
• Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Good understanding of aviation technology and regulations