What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.?
Buyer
Location:Lafayette, CO
Job ID: #72346
Pay Range: $32-38
What are the main functions of this role?
Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at accommodations@butler.com.
Location:Lafayette, CO
Job ID: #72346
Pay Range: $32-38
What are the main functions of this role?
- The Buyer will have existing procurement experience in the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry in a manufacturing or Research & Development (R&D) environment. The Buyer will have working knowledge of FAR, DFAR and/or NASA procurement regulations, price analysis and target pricing techniques, as well as prior experience procuring Custom Fab-to-Print commodities.
- 3-5 Years ERP Experience - SAP Preferred.
- Must be able to understand/read engineering drawings and BOM structure
- Experience working with mechanical/fabricated part drawings and technical spec understanding
- Experience working in partnership with internal stakeholders to ensure the organization's needs are met while managing purchasing process procedures
- Work cross functionally with other departments such as Engineering, Quality, Material Program Manager, Planning, and Accounting to meet business needs
- Experience in procurement and/or vendor contract management is preferred
- Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance
- Buy parts according to specifications ensuring compliance with company quality standards. Work with Suppliers to resolve quality issues
- Set and maintain accurate item lead times in the system and hold suppliers accountable to their commitments and to meet performance expectations
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Exhibits a high level to attention to detail
- Excellent scheduling and time management skills
- Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, self-motivated, and be able to drive a process from start to finish
- Ability to compile information to make strategic decisions
- Ability to thrive under pressure
- Working knowledge of vendor setup, PO packages, T&C negotiations, NDA processing, Cost Savings negotiations.
- Mechanical Buying experience
- Software buying experience
- 3-7 years
- Bachelor's degree
- How will the contractor's success be measured?
- They will utilize the 2026 Purchasing Team Goals, as well as the 1:1 Control Tower metrics based on their procurements, deliveries, trainings, etc.
Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at accommodations@butler.com.
Salary : $32 - $38