Buyer

Title: Buyer

 

Segment:   Voyager - Center of Excellence

 

Location: Middleburg Heights, OH

 

Company Description: Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

 

Position Description: The Buyer ensures that the items and services to build and maintain our advanced products are purchased from specified suppliers and are delivered according to agreed terms and conditions. An important aspect of this role is seeking maximum value for the company through time and cost agreements through expertise with advanced Space parts.

 

Responsibilities: 

• Review procurement requirements, suppliers on-time-arrival performance, while maximizing inventory performance. 
• Interact with Engineering, Accounting, Manufacturing, Inventory, Demand Planning and Quality Assurance.
• Support communication with suppliers, obtaining benchmarking prices, managing development of new suppliers and materials.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
• Work with team and supplier to investigate receiving/invoice discrepancies to resolve and eliminate future occurrences.
• Procure materials and components in a timely manner to ensure delivery prior to scheduled production date, with emphasis on meeting target price, quality, quantity, availability, and delivery dates
• Analyzing departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information
• Maintaining and updating records on pricing and ordering of materials
• Reviews planned orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications, creates requisitions for purchased items, and assists with approval process.
• Ensures requisitions adhere to supplier agreements and contracts, reports non-conformances.
• Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
• Prepares reports for management for scheduling and budgetary purposes.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases
• Ensure that any invoices are sent to accounts for payment.
• Communicates with Manager when problem/delays occur
• Collect information to set up new vendors (Approve Vendor List) as needed
• Communicate to Parts Team and Managers (PM) about obsolescence on parts (EOL)

 

Requirements:

• Five (5) or more years of inventory, materials or purchasing procedures experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace 
• Experience in team-based organizations on new technologies to create a learning-based organization
• Proficient in ERP/MRP software
• Strong knowledge and experience in Excel 

 

 

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

 

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

 

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.