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Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERPOracleOracle ERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Execute purchase orders and blanket purchase orders against approved requirements
- Maintain accurate order data, pricing, lead times, delivery schedules, and terms and conditions
- Interpret ERP/MRP demand signals and track supplier acknowledgments
- Manage exceptions and expedite or reschedule materials to prevent production disruption
- Resolve shortages, supplier pushouts, discrepancies, and material availability concerns
- Purchase direct materials to engineering specifications and drawings
- Communicate quality codes, technical requirements, and customer flow-down requirements to suppliers
- Maintain procurement documentation in accordance with purchasing policies and government-contract requirements
- Monitor supplier scorecards, on-time delivery, risks, and corrective actions
- Coordinate supplier recovery plans and follow through on commitments
- Support supplier onboarding, qualification, transitions, and capability assessments
- Plan and facilitate supplier meetings and business reviews
- Facilitate discussions concerning pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and commercial terms
- Identify supplier and material lifecycle risks, including obsolescence, and recommend mitigation actions
- Analyze purchasing and supplier data using Excel and ERP/MRP reporting
- Coordinate with planning, production, engineering, quality, and other teams
- Participate in Lean, Six Sigma, or Ralliant Business Systems continuous-improvement activities
- Support cross-training and onboarding of other buyers
- Manage assigned commodities and adapt to changing business priorities
Requirements
What you’ll need- At least three years of purchasing experience supporting manufacturing or production, including direct-material procurement and purchase-order execution
- At least three years of experience working in an ERP/MRP purchasing environment
- Working knowledge of purchase-order terms, payment terms, delivery schedules, supplier follow-up, and purchasing documentation
- Experience managing supplier delivery issues, material shortages, and competing production priorities
- Ability to interpret technical specifications and engineering drawings for purchasing purposes and communicate supplier quality requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel, including creating and using pivot tables and analyzing purchasing data
- Ability to work independently, communicate effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and develop practical, evidence-based solutions
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or five or more years of closely related experience in lieu of a degree
- Aerospace and defense manufacturing purchasing experience, including familiarity with government procurement compliance, FAR/DFARS, cost or price justification, and supplier flow-down requirements
- Experience buying technically complex commodities in regulated manufacturing environments
- Experience with supplier onboarding, supplier scorecards, supplier corrective actions (SCARs), and supplier risk mitigation
- Oracle ERP experience or participation in an ERP implementation or transition
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement programs
- APICS, CPSM, CPM, or comparable supply chain/procurement certification
- Experience independently organizing and facilitating supplier business reviews
- Employees must reside within commuting distance and be available to report on-site when business needs require
- Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in this role
Benefits
Comp & perks- Paid time off
- Retirement savings
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Company performance-based incentive opportunities
- Opportunities for growth
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- Career development
- Flexible work hours around core coverage