Buyer III - Aero (BUYER006851)

Dodge Industrial•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Buyer III owns procurement execution and supplier delivery performance for assigned suppliers, commodities, and programs. This position converts material requirements into compliant purchase orders, secures and manages supplier commitments, resolves delivery and quality issues, and ensures procurement actions support production and program cost and schedule objectives. The position works closely with Material Planning, Supplier Quality Engineering, Supply Chain Program Managers, Engineering, and Operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 7 years of related experience, or equivalent related experience in lieu of a degree.
Working knowledge of FAR/DFAR and experience working with DoD contracts.
Demonstrated experience with purchase-order management, supplier delivery recovery, RFQs, negotiations, and price analysis.
Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with ERP, MRP, procurement, and standard business systems.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a schedule-driven manufacturing environment.
Ability to travel to supplier and company locations as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience purchasing precision-machined parts, engineered components, raw materials, special processes, or complex assemblies.
Familiarity with critical components of valve and hydraulic assemblies.
Familiarity with AS9100, FAI, PPAP, APQP, supplier corrective actions, and configuration control.
CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, or comparable professional certification.
CPSR audit experience.

Responsibilities

Manage the complete purchase-order lifecycle, including placement, acknowledgments, changes, delivery commitments, documentation, and closure.
Ensure purchase orders accurately reflect pricing, quantities, schedules, revisions, quality requirements, contractual terms, and required flow-downs.
Own daily supplier communication, open-order management, past-due recovery, and expedite actions.
Obtain and maintain credible supplier commitments and communicate delivery risks, recovery plans, and changes to applicable stakeholders.
Issue and manage supplier RFQs; evaluate quotations for price, lead time, capacity, minimum quantities, tooling, validity, and terms and conditions.
Conduct supplier negotiations and price analysis.
Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready procurement files supporting company policy, CPSR requirements, and applicable FAR, DFARS, customer, and regulatory requirements.
Support material shortage resolution, production readiness, program recovery plans, proposals, and new-program launches.
Provide supplier pricing, delivery, capacity, and risk information for material plans, proposals, budgets, and program reviews.
Manage assigned supplier performance and provide accurate information for supplier scorecards and business reviews.
Lead delivery recovery and supplier recovery plans when necessary.
Support implementation of category strategies, approved supplier selections, long-term agreements, alternate sources, and supplier transitions.
Coordinate with Supplier Quality Engineering on supplier qualification, nonconforming material, corrective actions, and quality-related delivery risks.
Identify and escalate supplier capacity, delivery, commercial, compliance, and continuity-of-supply risks before they affect production or customer commitments.
Analyze purchase-price variance and identify opportunities for cost reduction, cost avoidance, and improved terms.
Mentor less-experienced Buyers and support procurement standard work, process improvement, and workload coverage.