OSP Buyer

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defence•Warren, MA

About The Position

The OSP Buyer is responsible for identifying and requisitioning both MRP and non-MRP inventory to meet production and sales demands for assigned commodities. This role involves managing the entire purchase order lifecycle, from placement and acknowledgements to resolving late shipments, processing revisions, and handling discrepancies with incoming shipments and invoices. The buyer authorizes procurement within established guidelines, maintains MRP system data integrity, and actively seeks to eliminate non-value added activities. Additionally, the position supports the preparation and distribution of request for proposal packages and addresses any issues that may impede production workflow.

Requirements

Understanding of overall materials flow and other functions linked to the Supply Chain.
Price negotiation, price analysis, supplier selection.
ERP knowledge.
Extensive knowledge of inventory management concepts.
High ethical standards. Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple efforts with strong results/goal orientation.
Uses time effectively, prioritizes and organizes work flow; can orchestrate multiple activities at once.
Agility and personal adaptability with the ability to successfully management multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.
Solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.
Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; works well in a group problem solving situations; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention; displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work.
Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy; enjoys challenges; drives for results; versatility, flexibility and a wiliness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident, at all levels, internal and external.
Ability to provide cross-functional and organizational leadership within a highly matrixed organization.
Demonstrated aptitude for process improvement and use of Lean and Six-Sigma resources and tools.
2 - 5 years of progressive experience in materials and Supply Chain.
US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Accounting, Materials, Business or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
ERP knowledge: Vantage preferred.
Experience in High Mix - Low Volume environment preferred.
ISM (Institute of Supply Management), C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) certified in Basics of Supply Chain Management preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies and requisitions MRP inventory and non-MRP inventory requirements to meet production planning and sales requirements for assigned commodities.
Assists in purchase order acknowledgements (contract acceptance) with suppliers and updates MRP system.
Assists in purchase order placement (contract offers) with suppliers.
Manages open purchase order report to resolve late and partial shipments with suppliers and updates MRP system.
Processes purchase order revision requests in MRP SYSTEM and communicates with suppliers.
Manages incoming shipment discrepancies with Receiving and/or suppliers.
Resolves invoice discrepancies with Finance and/or suppliers.
Authorizes procurement of inventory, tooling and MRO items within established signature authority guidelines.
Ensures and maintains MRP system data integrity for supplier data including unit price, delivered lead-time, and EOQ.
Identifies and eliminates "non-value added" department activities.
Files and maintains purchase order packages' (purchase order, acknowledgement, requisition) data integrity.
Assists with preparation of request for proposal packages including drawings.
Distributes request for proposal packages and manages due dates with suppliers.
Resolves or notifies Purchasing Manager to any situation impeding production workflow.
All other duties and tasks as assigned.