Buyer 1 - Camarillo, CA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Camarillo, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER ITD Aerospace Interconnect division is seeking a Buyer 1 to execute purchasing for assigned commodities and maintain an uninterrupted supply at optimum cost and quality. The role implements procurement strategies based on commodity, supply chain, and customer needs and targets, and builds successful relationships with key vendors. It balances supplier quality and delivery expectations with cost-reduction goals while developing and managing the supply base to support manufacturing and on-time delivery.

Requirements

High school degree and at least 3 years of manufacturing supply chain planning or purchasing experience, or an associate degree and at least 1 year of the same experience.
Applicable internship experience may count toward the experience requirement.
Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
Must live within 50 miles of the Camarillo, California facility.
Must not require employment immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or Marketing from an accredited institution.
Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or military plants, and/or with engineer-to-order or low-volume, high-mix production.
Experience selecting suppliers for new and existing part numbers.
Advanced SAP user with solid knowledge of BOM management and item master setup.
Experience negotiating supplier price reductions and improved delivery dates.
Experience monitoring and improving supplier on-time delivery.
APICS or CPIM certification.
Excellent problem-solving skills in complex, demanding situations with continuous priority changes.
Experience communicating with managers and personnel at various levels.
Advanced Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

Ensure supplier performance according to contract terms and address performance issues with support from the supplier development team and Supply Chain Manager.
Initiate and implement process improvements in assigned task areas.
Keep components and supplier data up to date in the ERP for the assigned supplier base.
Develop and maintain close, professional relationships with vendors.
Report performance metrics related to imported Eaton purchases and monitor measures such as DOH, SOTD, in-transit, and inventory.
Participate in daily production meetings and address missing-material purchase needs.
Quote and purchase assigned parts.
Analyze minimum order quantities against consumption to control inventory impact.
Analyze and report causes of price variances (PPV), with action plans.
Maintain MRP health by aligning purchase order dates and managing order quantities.
Run and respond to daily MRP reports, including placing purchase orders, rescheduling, cancellations, and late orders.
Resolve purchase order and invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
Process supplier-related RMAs.
Track purchase order progress, investigate factors affecting schedules, and modify plans as necessary.
Expedite critical orders through the supply chain and coordinate escalations with the divisional supply chain team.
Inform management of potential production problems and assist with short- and long-term solutions.
Perform other duties as assigned.