Buyer (Plastics & Composites)

Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas•Ft Worth, TX

11d

About The Position

Responsible for procuring plastic materials, including thermoforming and injection-molded materials, composite materials, components, supplies, and services in accordance with standard operating procedures, contractual requirements, financial and savings targets, and regulatory requirements. The role executes sourcing strategies and manages change, supplier selection, contract negotiations, supplier relationships, and supply-chain conflict resolution. The Buyer manages purchase orders and master data; coordinates engineering changes and associated inventory, cost, documentation, and supplier impacts; and oversees supplier performance, quality, risk, capacity planning, and tooling records. The position supports RECARO’s global sourcing strategy, cost targets, negotiations, and supplier selection while ensuring compliance with company policies, safety rules, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 3 years of procurement experience, or at least 7 years of procurement experience without a bachelor’s degree.
Willingness and ability to travel throughout the United States and to other countries as required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Experience procuring thermoformed, injection-molded, and/or composite materials.
Engineered-to-order procurement experience.
Familiarity with MRP systems and SAP experience.
Familiarity with Teamcenter.

Responsibilities

Place and confirm purchase orders with approved suppliers according to contracts, production schedules, spare and repair requirements, and lead times; ensure orders, receipts, and invoices follow approved terms.
Maintain contracts and source rules in the ERP system and manage lead times, part and setup costs, and transportation modes.
Coordinate engineering changes with Engineering; analyze inventory and work in progress; calculate rework and scrap costs; manage change effectivity; prepare engineering data packages; manage supplier quotations, negotiations, and purchase order revisions; and resolve documentation discrepancies.
Read and understand bills of material, engineering drawings, and RECARO standards.
Conduct monthly supplier management reviews and manage supplier delivery, fill accuracy, quality issues, corrective actions, and total cost of ownership.
Maintain supplier risk information and mitigation plans, and communicate forecasts to support supplier capacity, staffing, and raw-material planning.
Manage supplier transitions and present them to the sourcing board.
Ensure RECARO-owned tooling is tagged and recorded in the ERP system; maintain tool-life and maintenance records and prepare annual tooling budget requirements.
Support RECARO’s global sourcing strategy, explore low-cost-country opportunities, support exchange-rate risk mitigation, and develop an annual plan to meet cost targets.
Ensure required supplier and contract documentation is in place; lead negotiations of agreement and contract terms in RECARO’s best interest and in compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
Assess supplier capabilities and core competencies against commodity strategy and business objectives; conduct fair competition, evaluate supplier scorecards and audits, and present results to the supplier selection or sourcing board.
Follow office safety policies and comply with shop-floor safety regulations when working in production, logistics, warehousing, or staging areas.
Comply with RECARO policies, procedures, work instructions, and applicable standards and regulations, including AS9100, EN9100, ISO9001, ISO14001, FAA, EASA, Airbus, and Boeing requirements.
Perform other duties as required by supervisory staff.