Senior Buyer

What are your contributions to the team?

• Reports and interfaces with middle and senior management, engineering design groups, and other departments within the Learjet organization and is accountable to their commitments and status reporting.
• Performs as lead negotiator, develops RFP's, solicits bids, manages supplies contracts, arranges for yearly/bulk contractual provisions, and oversees the contract work of subordinate members of the Procurement Department.
• Leads the interfaces with Flight Test and other departments on certification efforts for their components and the aircraft system’s certification.
• Coordinates with Marketing and Aftermarket Customer Service on product improvement and design changes enhance their respective commodity and to improve the marketability of the Aircraft.
• Provides timely placement of purchase orders relative to requisition requirements to insure a continuous flow of purchased materials to meet the production schedule.
• Insures that the vendors meet on-time deliveries with quality equipment, provide competitive pricing and are a qualified and approved source.
• Responds to the vendors production and delivery problems with the proper interdepartmental assistance of Engineering, Methods, Work and Material Planning, Shipping/Receiving, Stores and Quality Assurance.
• Monitors shortage reporting to provide vendor expediting interface for critical purchased material requirements.
• Provides and continuously updates purchasing lead times for material management, insuring adequate vendor response to production schedules and reschedules.
• Functions as a Senior Buyer with program management responsibility, leads, trains, motivates, arranges work loads, and provides guidance of subordinate employees in the Procurement Department.

How to thrive in this role?

• B.S./B.A. in Purchasing, Business, Marketing or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years experience working in all phases of procurement.
• Minimum of five (5)  years experience as a Buyer, preferred.
• Current CPM certification preferred.
• Ability to solve complex problem solving issues from start to finish.
• Personal Computer skills preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of individuals, departments and organizations.