PURCHASING SUPERVISOR

LISI Aerospace•City of Industry, CA

About The Position

The Purchasing Supervisor leads site purchasing activities and ensures compliance with company policies. The role is responsible for securing a reliable, competitive, and compliant supply of raw materials, components, services, tooling, and outside processing to support production and customer commitments. The supervisor leads and develops purchasing staff, oversees purchasing workflows and procedures, manages supplier performance and purchasing costs, and coordinates with planning, operations, and other departments. The position supervises hourly purchasing and receiving personnel and provides direction, coordination, and evaluation of purchasing functions. Supervisory duties include interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems. The role also carries responsibilities for workplace health, safety, and environmental compliance. The employee is expected to follow and promote company and governmental HSE requirements, address or report risks, support preventive actions, and ensure that personnel, procedures, and equipment under their responsibility meet applicable safety expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or associate’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Five or more years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least two years of experience leading or supervising purchasing or supply chain personnel.
Strong negotiation, supplier performance management, cost-analysis, and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong Microsoft Excel and data-analysis skills.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and ability to synthesize complex information, research data, and make fact-based decisions.
Working knowledge of purchase requirements, specifications, drawings, quality clauses, commercial terms, and manufacturing processes.
Ability to clearly communicate expertise and transfer technical knowledge to others, and to manage problem-solving teams.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including preparing technical documents, work instructions, action reports, and audit reports and presenting information to groups.
Ability to read and interpret business, technical, and governmental materials and to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
Basic mainframe computer skills and familiarity with spreadsheet and word-processing software.
Evidence of “US person” status is required under ITAR.
Ability to perform the essential functions, with reasonable accommodations where applicable; the posting states that the candidate must be a quick learner.
While performing job duties, frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear; occasionally lift or move up to 30 pounds.
Ability to work in an environment regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration; occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals; noise is usually loud.
Wear personal protective equipment in specified areas and follow applicable HSE requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop buyers or purchasing clerks in negotiation, supplier management, cost analysis, and LISI purchasing procedures.
Supervise purchasing personnel, assign priorities, and guide workflow according to production requirements.
Review or establish purchasing procedures, execution standards, follow-up practices, and escalation processes.
Coordinate with planning and operations to make timely decisions and proactively mitigate shortages, supplier performance deterioration, and other risks affecting production schedules.
Conduct periodic spend analysis and identify supplier consolidation and cost-reduction opportunities.
Lead negotiations on pricing, payment terms, lead times, and other terms to optimize total cost and achieve corporate savings targets.
Support corporate group contracts, long-term agreements, and preferred suppliers; consolidate spend where applicable.
Coordinate supplier capacity reviews, maintain supplier lead-time charts, apply appropriate inventory management methods, and maintain adequate inventory levels to support production continuity.
Review and approve purchase orders for accuracy, including alignment with supplier quotations, pricing agreements, and customer requirements.
Resolve discrepancies involving quantity, price, delivery, documentation, packaging, and invoice compliance.
Lead supplier performance reviews and coordinate improvement plans or corrective actions related to quality and on-time delivery.
Support supplier qualification, approval, development, and approved supplier list maintenance.
Collaborate with cross-functional departments and promote ethical conduct, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Ensure employees observe safety regulations and comply with applicable governmental requirements and LISI Aerospace policies, procedures, and plans.
Attend required training and adhere to HSE procedures, policies, plans, reporting requirements, and safe operating procedures; promptly bring known or suspected nonconformance to management’s attention.
Continually seek opportunities to improve HSE performance by establishing objectives and targets, measuring progress, and reporting results.
Perform personnel functions, including performance evaluations and disciplinary actions.
Supervise hourly purchasing and receiving personnel and provide overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of purchasing functions.
Interview, hire, train, plan and assign work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, address complaints, and resolve problems.
Comply with and promote health, safety, environmental, and hazardous-material regulations and procedures; wear required personal protective equipment in specified areas.
Correct or report unsafe or environmentally risky situations, implement preventive actions, participate in requested risk or incident analyses and HSE working groups, and communicate HSE requirements within the team.
Ensure that employees maintain the skills needed for assigned tasks and that equipment under the supervisor’s responsibility is safe and properly maintained; arrange protective measures or equipment lockout where needed.
Manage emergency situations with support from occupational health and safety and first-response team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.