Buyer 3 - Santa Maria, United States - Safran

Safran

Verified Company

Santa Maria, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job description:

Team Leadership

Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk for the buyers to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization

Role Assignment

Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents

Purchasing Execution

Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
Ensure just in time supply aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
Send out quotations for bid on noncontracted items, and negotiate best price
Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.

Supplier Management

Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure ontime delivery of quality product
Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
Review nonconformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager

Complementary description:

The Safran growth strategy centers on three imperatives: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence.

The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order.

Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.

Job requirements:

Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Experience:
Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience

Computer Skills:

MRP system experience
MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)

Other Skills:

Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
Selfstarter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
Ability to make timely decisions and take action
Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
Customer service oriented

Additional Preferred Skills:
(not required)

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
Ability to read and analyze engineering prints

Specificity of the job:

Traveling may be required.

Annual Salary:
$66,560 - $96,760 USD

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets.

Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible.

Safran has a global presence, with 83,000 employees and sales of 19 billion euros in 2022 and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.

Safran ranks among Forbes magazine's Top 30 best employers in the world.

Safran Cabin is a world leader in fully integrated cabin interiors, catering systems and cargo equipment.

Bachelor's Degree
More than 5 years