Senior Buyer

🔥 15 hours ago

🌾 North Dakota, Minnesota – Remote

🌾 North Dakota – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $75k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Ideal Aerosmith Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1938

Leading supplier of precision inertial guidance test systems, flight motion simulators, and a premier provider of aerospace test engineering services, ATE system engineering, and quality contract manufacturing services to the aerospace industry. We innovatively engineer, manufacture, and sustain world-class motion and electric test solutions and services

📋 Description

• Select vendors based on vendor quality criteria, prices, specifications, and delivery dates • Execute the purchasing process from solicitation of quotes to purchase order fulfillment • Complete purchase orders, RMA paperwork, and other documentation accurately • Communicate with quality, manufacturing, and inventory control regarding material issues • Negotiate pricing, volume discounts, and long-term vendor contracts • Flow down contract requirements to vendors and ensure compliance • Establish and maintain vendor relationships across mechanical parts, machine parts, electronics, and commodities • Lead and implement departmental process improvement activities • Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to meet quality, lead-time, pricing, and contract requirements • Establish corrective actions with vendors to drive improvement • Collaborate with engineering, sales, and production to resolve design and purchasing issues, including obsolete parts • Provide material quotes for customer quotation efforts • Support compliance with changing government and industry regulations and ISO procedures • Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS clauses, flow-downs, sourcing restrictions, and documentation requirements • Maintain procurement files to DCMA/DCAA audit standards, including cost/price analysis and supporting justification • Evaluate suppliers for ITAR/EAR compliance, cybersecurity posture, and counterfeit-mitigation requirements • Manage long-lead items, government property, and contract-driven material timelines • Participate in program reviews/IPTs and provide procurement status, risks, and compliance updates • Monitor and mitigate supply-chain risks related to country of origin, specialty metals, vendor reliability, and quality • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Associate Degree in Production, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience) • 5+ years’ experience in procurement type activities • 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred • Technical background or familiarity with machining, mechanical parts, or electronic components preferred • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, if required by contract • Ability to travel domestically and internationally and obtain a passport • Must be a U.S. citizen due to federal contract requirements • Proficient in Microsoft Office and general computer applications • Strong blueprint reading skills • High attention to detail and accuracy • Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills • Able to work independently • Highly organized, with strong time-management skills • Ability to interpret and apply government contract requirements, including regulatory flow-downs • Skilled in performing basic cost/price analysis and documenting price reasonableness • Strong understanding of supplier compliance risk, including cybersecurity, counterfeit control, and export compliance • Proficiency maintaining accurate, audit-ready procurement documentation • Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation/keyboard • Ability to type accurately and efficiently

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance • Health, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits • 401K with company match • Company-paid holidays • Every other Friday off • Paid time off for vacation and personal time • Supportive work environment • Diverse and inclusive workplace