Buyer Sr

The NORDAM Group LLC•Tulsa, OK

10d

About The Position

The Buyer Sr procures goods and services for aerospace manufacturing operations, including raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, and supplies. The position applies extensive knowledge of procurement principles, concepts, industry practices, and standards, and works under general management direction with latitude to determine activities and approaches within moderate to wide parameters. The role addresses complex material and purchasing problems, helps define and implement procurement systems to improve cost control, and may lead projects or provide technical leadership. It also involves analyzing material and manufacturing costs, estimating costs for new or proposed products and services, purchasing technically complex items, working with vendors, negotiating contracts within budget and authority, expediting deliveries, maintaining procurement records, and approving invoices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline; a combination of experience and training may be substituted where applicable.
Five years of related experience and/or training.
Effective communication using electronic media and written and verbal forms.
Ability to make telephone and direct personal contact with internal and external personnel and give formal presentations to small or large groups.
Ability to operate standard office equipment and use standard software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work more than eight hours per day and five days per week if required.
For employees working at NORDAM Repair Division, ability to ascend and descend stairs.

Responsibilities

Develop solutions to complex material and purchasing problems, using independent judgment to modify procedures and approaches.
Define system specifications and develop and install major portions of procurement systems to improve cost control of purchased items.
Act as a project leader when assigned and provide technical leadership to others as required.
Plan studies and collect data to determine the costs of parts and materials, including aluminum, steel, composites, and other raw materials.
Analyze cost data, record results, and report findings to management.
Analyze the cost effects of changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services.
Estimate costs for new and proposed products or services.
Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic comparisons of standard costs to actual production costs.
Record cost information to help control expenditures.
Purchase medium- to high-value parts and materials requiring substantial technical knowledge of the relevant aircraft system or subsystem.
Review requisitions and consult vendors about product or service pricing, availability, and delivery schedules.
Estimate values using market-price knowledge and determine procurement methods, such as direct purchase or bid.
Prepare purchase orders and bid requests.
Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
Expedite delivery of goods to users.
Maintain procurement records, including items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
Approve invoices for payment.
Perform other duties as required, including assignments in other job classifications or departments.