Temp Buyer

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated • Thousand Oaks, CA

11d

About The Position

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins. Job Description Teledyne Scientific Company, the central Research Lab of Teledyne Technologies, is a cutting edge R&D organization with more than 60 years of legacy of new technology development and transition. The company has world class laboratories and facilities, and a highly dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Teledyne Imaging Sensors pioneers best in class infrared sensors to see into the past, analyze the present, and secure the future. As the world’s leading provider of infrared focal plane arrays for space, Teledyne’s customers include NASA, ESA, the US Department of Defense, instrument/system integrators, and commercial customers. Teledyne’s infrared sensors are Everywhere You Look (TM): aboard the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; in ground based observatory telescopes; on the International Space Station; integrated into satellite systems that allow the study of climate change; at the core of airborne tactical platform protection systems; and enabling analytical microscopes. Our mission-focused team values technical excellence, collaboration, and agility. The Buyer will purchase materials, equipment, supplies and services of a specialized or complex nature in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures. This is a temporary position with an estimated 6 month commitment.

Requirements

• Familiarity with purchasing concepts and must be comfortable negotiating price and other terms and conditions
• Ability to work in a high volume/pressure environment with demanding deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to make complex business decisions with minimal supervision
• Ability to interface with vendors and internal customers with patience, diplomacy and tact
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Basic computer proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Displays exemplary ethics and business conduct and performs work cognizant of safe work practices
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree desired
• Minimum of two years’ experience of being a Buyer required
• Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a U.S. Citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Professional development courses in procurement management desirable
• Previous experience in a procurement function desirable
• Beneficial to have experience with ERP system of Costpoint/Deltek and quality system of Solumina

Responsibilities

• Negotiates, awards and administers procurement actions for commercial and Government-funded requirements
• Involved in procurement responsibilities including capital equipment, software license agreements, blanket purchase orders, services, maintenance agreements, repair orders, construction contracts, hazardous chemicals, electronics and various other hardware and software purchased to Teledyne and Government specifications and drawings
• Provides proposal support, as required
• Frequently works with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for tracking and reporting of data

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED