Sr Purchasing Specialist

Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace Inc•Johnstown, PA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Senior Purchasing Specialist to join our team in Johnstown, PA. In this vital role, you will be responsible for ensuring that complex, high-value, and mission-critical materials are available on time to support our advanced manufacturing operations. You will play a key part in developing and strengthening supply chains, negotiating contracts with suppliers, and aligning procurement activities with the company’s strategic goals. This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to cutting-edge defense and aerospace programs, where precision, innovation, and reliability are paramount. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are motivated by the challenge of securing critical resources for world-class manufacturing, we invite you to bring your expertise to our team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field plus five years of experience directly related to purchasing, contracts or supply chain.
Five years of experience directly related to purchasing, contracts or supply chain.
Valid driver’s license required
Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience with Federal Government contracting preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform review of Planned PO requirements with Purchasing Specialists and provide guidance of strategic procurement utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning system to identify, order and expedite Production materials as well as Repair & Overhaul materials.
Interface with Master Scheduler and Planning to identify material issues and report same to Operations.
Update ERP system with Order Confirmations and critical delivery dates, including change dates.
Ensure all required PO documentation is stored in the PDM system (Enovia) as per the Certified Purchasing System requirements.
Provide supplier guidance to Purchasing Specialist and Purchasing Associate buying indirect materials, including shop supplies, tooling, equipment, office supplies, work clothes, etc.
Work with Return to Vendor Coordinator to process Material Non-conformances and Rejections, Coordinate return, and facilitate resolution to issues associated with defective or damaged materials.
Assist with the follow-up of Supplier Corrective Action Requests and Engineering Change Requests and implement Engineering Change Orders.
Make periodic visits to suppliers' facilities to maintain familiarity with equipment, personnel and capabilities, and assist them when problems arise; and identify and develop productivity and cost improvement strategies for suppliers.
Perform Supplier Evaluations and implement improvements based on established metrics.
Identify & implement improvement initiatives related to the Procurement function at Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace.
Negotiate with the suppliers in accordance with Company and Government regulations.
Apply Department of Defense (DOD)/US Government, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) regulations to meet contract expectations for consistency, accuracy and compliance in purchase order documentation.
Lead new supplier development initiatives.
Monitor Suppliers, utilizing Improve and in cooperation with appropriate KONGSBERG personnel such as operational purchaser, QA representatives etc.
Support Marketing & Sales and Government Relations according to need, including participation off hours.
Support Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace’s Small Business contracting requirements.
Prepare and issue supplier RFI, RFQ and RFP in collaboration with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace’s Procurement Department.
Single Point of Contact for selected suppliers and/or responsibility for certain commodities, have knowledge of suppliers and commodities including market situation.
Develop supplier/commodity strategies and maintain them based on forecasted need.
Support the procurement of the Business Units purchasing needs focusing on best purchasing practices. (bundling, volumes etc.).
Develop and issue forecast to suppliers.
Review engineering drawings and specifications with new and prospective suppliers.
Evaluate quotation packages, proposals and suppliers, including risk assessment, capacity analysis and quality controls through various methods, including on-site audits.
Perform negotiation of commercial terms and price for Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace Procurement.
Participate in technical terms negotiations with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace Engineering.
Ensure that KDA has NDAs and necessary documentation in place with suppliers and that we are following the company onboarding process.