Sr Buyer

The role

This person coordinates activities for procuring, tracking, and expediting goods and services like raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, and supplies. They negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships to ensure quality and budgetary compliance.

What you will do

• Confers with suppliers for product or service information
• Negotiates or renegotiates price, schedule, terms and conditions
• Administers contracts with suppliers and supply chain representatives
• Plans and accomplishes job tasks associated with supply chain procurement
• Negotiates and manages specialty and high value contracts
• Estimates values according to aerospace market price
• Analyzes supplier proposals and financial reports
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests
• Monitors production of complex monuments, assemblies, and parts
• Maintains procurement and computerized records

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years’ experience purchasing various aerospace commodities; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with the procurement of raw materials, parts, and commodities related to VIP aircraft interiors
• Aerospace experience required
• Must qualify as a US Person (US Citizen, Permanent Resident not working for a foreign entity, or political asylee)
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
• Proven ability to negotiate prices
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally
• Strong communication, time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively present information to managers, clients, and customers
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and materials specifications
• Demonstrated experience with MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Dynamics AX, and order processing systems such as MRP or ERP

Benefits

• Big jobs and stretch assignments
• High accountability environment
• Ability to make a big, visible impact on the end product

Before you apply

• Must qualify as a US Person (US Citizen, Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee)

About the company

Greenpoint delivers nose-to-tail VIP Jet aircraft interiors for private clients and Heads-of-State. They are known for design and engineering innovation and an award-winning company culture.