Job Description:
The Senior Purchaser is responsible for direct buying to support VingTech's manufacturing in a timely manner and meeting all cost and quality requirements.
Duties will include:
- Identify, select and qualify vendors who offer best price, delivery, quality and performance
- Negotiate price and delivery of all purchased components to assure best total cost
- Follow up with all vendors to ensure that products are delivered on time and meeting quality specifications
- Develop and implement plans to maintain a supply of inventory items to meet manufacturing and contract requirements
- Coordinate and collaborate with R&D team to ensure clarity of specifications for RFQs
- Review purchase orders, claims, and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
- Communicate with all stakeholders to ensure timely update regarding status of deliveries, issues, problem resolution
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience purchasing in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the defense industry
- Strong understanding of machining processes, casting and forging processes, as well as various alloys and their use in the manufacturing process
- Strong negotiation skills to resolve conflict and reconcile differences
- Strong planning and inventory management skills
- Ability to read technical drawings and understand manufacturing processes
- Ability to identify supplier requirements and qualify vendors who meet those requirements
- Ability to clearly communicate in writing and verbally to make sure ideas and concerns are understood
- Ability to effectively communicate with and actively listen to stakeholders to ensure problems/issues are defined and well-understood
- Ability to use judgment in considering the cost/benefits of potential actions and choose appropriate action
- Strong attention to detail and ability to develop systems to manage timely access to purchasing information and data
- Ability to manage workload to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of Wide Area Work Flow process/requirements
- Experience using purchasing software, preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to travel domestically as required
Contact:
Interested candidates should submit their resume to: hr@vingtech.com
VingTech is the US subsidiary of Simrad Optronics and is located in the Biddeford Industrial Park at 15 Morin Street.
VingTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)