Buyer

We are seeking a Buyer for an opportunity in Melbourne, FL for a 3 month contract opportunity for a major aerospace company (strong possibility of extension or conversion).

For this role you MUST have tactical purchasing experience, possess a BA, and be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates purchasing material, services, and product requirements for programs.
• Works with program leads to identify long lead materials.
• Works with sourcing and program team to select suppliers for bid and award from the approved list in order to achieve program objectives.
• Prepares purchase orders in Coupa and Costpoint software.
• Manages orders with suppliers, monitors backlog and daily order status report, adjusts schedules as needed, manage/modify POs with overdue shipments and open orders.
• Works with logistics team to ensure timely and economical deliveries of all materials to production location. Ensure that all requirements for purchasing, storage, and transportation of materials are adhered to. Monitors suppliers? performance and prepares reports and other records.
• Resolves discrepancies related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, accounts payable invoices, and payment to the supplier.

Qualifications:

• Buyer that fully managed a commodity end to end (raw material, COTS, buy parts, etc.)
• Experience working with project managers
• Experience predicting material needs 1-2 months in advance
• Experience procuring long lead items
• Experience with negotiating and managing multiple contract types, including Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M) and cost type (CPFF, CPIF).
• Knowledgeable amount MRP systems (any system okay). CostPoint experience is a plus.
• Minimum of 2-3 years tactical level experience in purchasing.
• Required Industry Experience: Aerospace or Automotive; Boeing, Lockheed, etc. No food experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook and Windows programs (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

Lisa Beresford
Senior Recruiter
lisa.beresford@comcentric.com