Buyer/Planner
About The Position
Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Moog, Inc. is a global leader in motion control across land, sea, air and space, pioneering advanced solutions to drive cutting-edge innovation for our valued customers. Our Space and Defense Group is the operating group with the longest heritage at Moog and serves ever-evolving markets with ongoing innovation that enables constantly developing technology and excellent career opportunities. Our Space division in Niagara Falls, NY is seeking a Buyer/Planner to join our dynamic team. This Buyer/Planner will have primary procurement responsibilities for multiple business areas, supporting Assembly & Test and other functions. This role requires a mix of strategic supplier development and day-to-day buying activities to ensure program schedules are met and cost, quality, and delivery targets are achieved. You will report to the Process Manager and enjoy an collaborative working environment on first shift.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field ~OR~ An Associate’s degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field, and 2 years procurement/planning experience
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Strong sense of urgency
Nice To Haves
- Any advanced degree or professional certifications are a plus
- Experience with PowerBi
- Experience in supporting lean manufacturing
Responsibilities
- Acting as a procurement specialist within the organization representing supply chain
- Creating and executing sourcing strategies for assigned commodity/categories
- Negotiating suppliers, pricing, and terms to achieve cost savings and risk reduction
- Managing supplier performance, on-time delivery and quality metrics; escalating and resolving supplier issues
- Collaborating with shop planning, production, and engineering to support component gating and kit releases
- Performing data-driven analyses and trend analysis to identify opportunities and forecast needs
- Placing and expediting purchase orders; monitoring PO status and delivery dates
- Providing reliable completion and delivery dates to internal stakeholders
- Supporting master planning with basic forecasting inputs and procurement lead-time updates
- Participating in cross-functional problem-solving initiatives to remove supply constraints
- Leading continuous improvement activities for the procurement function or business unit
Benefits
- Great compensation package
- bonus opportunities
- matching 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible paid time off
- holidays
- parental leave program
- relocation assistance
- Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
- Tuition Assistance
- mentorship and coaching opportunities
- leadership development and other personal growth programs
- Collaborative and Welcoming Culture
- Warm, respectful, family-like environment rooted in our 12 core values
- multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups
- various team-building activities
- Additional site-specific benefits available!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
