WHO WE ARE

Celebrating 80 years as a leading supplier to the aerospace industry, Dayton Granger Inc. (DG) designs and manufactures avionic products for customers including commercial airframe manufacturers, military program managers and general aviation aircraft manufacturers.

The “DG Team' is a community of employees, each contributing their diverse knowledge, experiences, and expertise to exceed customer expectations, adhere to quality standards, and address each challenge with determination and out of the box thinking.

Your Impact:

As a Senior Buyer you are responsible for ensuring the smooth and cost-effective flow of our products by leading specific sourcing strategies, cost reduction and supply.

The Essential Functions:

• Prepares and processes purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Develops effective sourcing strategy for assigned items that reduce cost, secure supply, and minimize supply chain disruptions
• Assesses current material availability; reasonably predicts future availability based on the market, delivery systems, and other variables.
• Identifies trends in markets that will affect availability, quality, and cost of raw materials.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineering, quality, production, and stockroom, to forecast inventory needs and ensure timely availability of materials and finished goods.
• Works with accounting to maintain accurate costing, analyze and correct errors related to purchase orders, billing, costing
• Analyzes inventory-related data and generate reports to provide insights on inventory performance, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers in addition to, evaluating and reporting on supplier performance.
• Researches potential new sources of supply for current stocked items and provide options of supply for new items.
• Other tasks assigned by management.
• Follows all DG safety procedures as per company policies.

What you will need:
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or a related field.
• Proven experience (4 years) in supply chain or procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management principles, methods, and best practices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data set

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

• Proficient in using inventory management software and systems, preferably Oracle

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and safety standards related to inventory control is advantageous.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING WITH US
We are a multi-generational team with members representing a diversity of cultures, educational backgrounds, experience levels and ideas all 'making it happen' from one location in beautiful, coastal South Florida.
We are a well-established, long-standing supplier providing cutting edge products in support of long term aerospace programs, while at the same time developing new products to meet the needs of new customers, programs and up and coming markets.
DG loves its employees! Length of service milestones are celebrated company-wide and employees may make selections of anniversary gifts.

BENEFITS
Medical Insurance (choice of 3 options), Dental Insurance (PPO and DHMO offered), Vision Coverage, Complimentary Basic Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Coverage, Long and Short term Disability Coverage, Mental Health Benefits, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, 401(k) with matching contributions, tuition reimbursement, team building activities, relocation assistance, length of service/milestone anniversary gifts, and an on-site gym.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This position requires use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR') or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR'). Accordingly, all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).