Senior Buyer (Site)

GKN Aerospace •

El Cajon, California, United States

Position Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90 of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Accountable for local operational procurement and assigned non-strategic sourcing for the geographical area under his / her responsibility. Senior Buyer applies to a role within a larger site or oversees a cluster of smaller sites. This role takes ownership of a larger spend, a wider variety of suppliers and can execute their objectives with little supervision. Responsible for in-contract modifications, transfers or new products; ensuring products are sourced at competitive prices in line with aerospace commodity/category strategy. Management of supplier delivery for parts/services sourced as modifications, transfers or new products until FAI is achieved.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting procurement activity and site reviews for suppliers / commodities under his / her responsibility
• Responsible for placing and managing purchase orders for assigned suppliers /commodity which can include raw materials, services and indirect product.
• Support commodity/category managers for the geographic region supplier selection RFQ / RFP with the use of E-Sourcing tools
• Support parts / supplier transfers and industrialization
• Drive implementation of global / regional agreements to within geographic area to suppliers within their responsibility
• Responsible for the transfer of parts from PO to Schedule including the negotiation of moving from Schedule to consignment
• Responsible for all PO demands placed upon suppliers to ensure that Key Objectives of cost, quality and delivery are secured
• Responsible for site procurement change control, export control and ITAR
• Responsible for ensuring item / contract data is updated and maintained
• Responsible for the flow down of enabled customer materials, pricing and skyline forecasts to Suppliers
• Responsible for developing and supporting site cost reduction opportunities and supplier development plans in-line with business requirements.
• Responsible for supplier risk including use of rate readiness templates and awareness of Dunn & Bradstreet for financials
• Responsible for Managing Raw Material Inventory levels for Purchase Order parts in line with program targets and start dates.
• Responsible for the resolution of Invoice queries related to pricing
• Be an escalation point for any cost / contractual issues with Suppliers working with commodity management where further escalation is required.

Job Requirements:
Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering
• 7+ years extensive purchasing experience, preferably in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• 7+ years of working with terms, conditions, and contract management
• A minimum of 5 years utilizing supplier relationship management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• GKN experience
• Knowledge of specific operations required manufacturing products, type of equipment required and associated cost factors.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and written detailed specifications and have in-depth knowledge of procurement policies and procedures related to Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DAR), buyer/seller legal responsibilities and common industry standards, practices and requirements applying to technical considerations of goods and services procured.
• Worked in a systemized purchasing environment and be familiar with Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Supply chain and lean manufacturing integration with suppliers and operations.
• A high-level of perseverance, persuasion and professional leadership abilities.
• Have knowledge of financial principles, manufacturing technology within commodity base and supply base gap analysis

Compensation Range

The Compensation range for this position is 73,600-92,000.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

Job Ident #: 1039154301

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