Crane Aerospace & Electronics designs and manufactures high-density, high-reliability electronics for our aerospace, space, military, medical, industrial, and commercial customers. From the Mars Rover to implantable defibrillators; from submarines to fighter jets, our products have proven their ability to operate in the most demanding environments.

• Read and analyze customer-supplied mfg specs and print packages to obtain necessary information required to quote jobs
• Seek out and select suppliers.
• Obtain quotations and shop prices, calculate and establish pricing, and negotiate delivery and payment schedules .
• Maintaining vendor relations on/for assigned commodities, purchasing assigned commodities.
• Train the value stream support personnel and facilitate the upgrade to a pull-based replenishment system (Kanban) to improve inventory turns and eliminate part shortages
• Develop, own, and drive an inventory action plan to maintain proper inventory levels and achieve turns goals of key production components
• Publish daily shortage report to communicate current delivery information from suppliers
• Work closely with quoting department to ensure materials budget is met.
• Ensure materials are in-house to meet customer requirements.
• Must have working knowledge of mfg. processes and purchasing.
• Obtain Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), and process return transactions in Vantage (ERP System); Follow Debit Memo process for supplier rework of discrepant materials
• Must have outstanding communication skills, ability to multi-task and be detail oriented.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain preferred.
• 2-8 years related experience buying in a similar industry or demonstrated equivalent knowledge of supply chain function through work experience or school
• In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process used in the operating unit of assignment; Working knowledge of buying, and ordering procedures; Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning and Kanban systems; Working knowledge of computer systems that support production, e.g., inventory control, purchasing, production scheduling and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Well-developed skill in communicating with others; Proficiency in Excel and Word and ability to work with Access databases; Ability to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple teams, solve urgent problems associated with the manufacture of products and document and communicate production outcomes and trends; Ability to perform math and logic computations requiring sequencing of times, critical incidents, and numeric information; Ability to negotiate changes with vendors and manufacturing teams
• Eligibility Requirement : This position requires access to controlled data or information and therefore only US persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).