Buyer - Applied Aerospace & Defense, Newington

This function consists of procuring and managing Outside Processing Vendors and material for a multi-site business. Included would be all associated responsibilities such as monitoring supply base on deliveries, negotiating cost savings, managing supplier lead times & capacity to ...

Job description

This function consists of procuring and managing Outside Processing Vendors and material for a multi-site business. Included would be all associated responsibilities such as monitoring supply base on deliveries, negotiating cost savings, managing supplier lead times & capacity to support customer needs and other duties as required to perform the above, while ensuring compliance with the Company's established quality standards and business requirements and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Typical Duties:

• Purchase direct and indirect material following established purchasing policies and procedures.
• Issue requests for quotations.
• Investigate and identify qualified suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance, expedite as necessary, select products for purchase, coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering to maintain inventory at planned levels and maintain all procurement records.
• Responsible for complying with and documenting government regulations; FAR, Auditable Quotations.
• Participate in lean events that impact both the purchasing department and the organization as a whole.

The above listed responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities or duties required.  Incumbents will be expected to perform other duties as assigned.