Senior Buyer

Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. • Graham, KY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is a leader in energetic system solutions offered to aerospace and defense customers for a wide array of applications. EBAD products & capabilities set the U.S. standard and are highly sought after in the international community. Due to significant company growth, EBAD seeks a supply chain professional for the new position of Senior Buyer reporting to the Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager in our Graham, KY location.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Supply Chain, Finance or Business.
• 5-8 years tactical purchasing or related experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices and basic operation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS and related government procurement documentation requirements.
• Excels in a dynamic work environment.
• Must be willing to travel as needed (0-10%).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in both low volume, development scale procurement (R&D), to low/medium volume production procurement is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides creative solutions and leadership in implementing procurement in your area of responsibility.
• Leveraging your expertise and experience, manage all aspects of procurement from component definition through to supplier delivery.
• Performs assessment of supplier risk, creates competitive Request for Proposals, conducts supplier selection & development, negotiates with suppliers, scheduling, Purchase Order management, conflict resolution and manages supplier follow up activity to ensure on time delivery of high-quality products at least total cost.
• In this role, you will purchase a wide range of components including: contract manufacturing & services, raw materials, machined components and electronic devices in support of EBAD Simsbury, CT Operations and Product Development teams.
• Recommends inventory fulfillment approaches such as Kanban and strategic inventory.
• Works with Proposal Engineers and Development Engineering as procurement lead on new product business proposals.
• Ensures that all regulatory requirements with respect to purchasing, storage, and transportation of materials are adhered to.
• Creates procurement cost/price justifications consistent with requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARs).
• Participation in Continuous Improvement activities, working with suppliers and internal customers to facilitate improvements in quality, on-time delivery and cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees