Strategic Buyer

Honda Aircraft Company, LLC•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

The Strategic Buyer is responsible for purchasing, cost negotiation, and subcontract administration of assigned materials and/or services from approved and qualified suppliers to support required delivery dates at budgeted or lower cost.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Manufacturing Engineer or Finance preferred.
6-8 years’ experience in a directly related procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience within aviation/aerospace manufacturing industry.
Experience in FAR 12 & 15 contracting with the ability to be able to write a price analysis and conduct a cost analysis on supplier proposals.
Strong negotiation skills and supply chain strategy preferred.
3+ years’ experience in the technical aspects of aircraft and non-aircraft related design and manufacturing processes.
Working knowledge and a thorough understanding of procurement process.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
Previous experience and/or proficiency in using ERP systems; SAP preferred.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and balance multiple priorities.
Must be able to communicate effectively through all levels throughout an organization internally and external to the company (i.e. - suppliers).
Ability to work independently and within a team-oriented environment.
Ability to research, analyze data, and present conclusions.
Some travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Supply Chain preferred.

Responsibilities

Works with internal customers to understand business requirements and ensure compliance with company’s procurement policies.
Analyzes and evaluate quotations to recommend and implement cost negation strategies while assuring compliance within bid requirements.
Reviews purchase requisitions for accuracy.
Develops, issues and tracks RFQ and provides value and risk analysis to support negotiation.
Communicates to suppliers purchase requirements, purchase order changes, delivery, cost, and quality requirements and order prioritization.
Reviews and interprets existing subcontracts with suppliers to ensure compliance and resolve related commercial issues.
Executes purchase orders and edit purchase orders.
Prepares supporting documents and materials during the procurement process.
Maintains accurate purchasing files in compliance with company record keeping policies and potential audit trails.
Interfaces with quality and supplier to resolve recurrent issues with product quality and reliability.
Monitors and expedite deliveries on assigned commodity items.
Assists other procurement staff with identified projects and programs as needed.