Safran • Santa Maria, CA 93457
Job #2692487821
Buyer 3 M/F
Company : Safran Cabin
Job field : Supply chain
Location : Santa Maria , California , United States
Contract type : Permanent
Contract duration : Full-time
Required degree : Bachelor's Degree
Required experience : More than 5 years
Spoken language(s) :
English Fluent
Salary range : $66,560 - $96,760 USD
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Job Description
Team Leadership
Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk for the buyers to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization
Role Assignment
Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
Purchasing Execution
Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
Ensure just in time supply aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.
Supplier Management
Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager
Complementary Description
The Safran growth strategy centers on three imperatives: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
MRP system experience
MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
Ability to make timely decisions and take action
Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
Customer service oriented
Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
Specificity of the job
Traveling may be required.
Annual Salary: $66,560 - $96,760 USD
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2850 Skyway DriveCA 93455
Santa Maria
California United States
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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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