Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer
Radford Va
Contract to Hire - 1st Shift, 9/80
Hours:  8am - 5pm
Pay Rate:  $47.49/Hr.
  REQUIREMENTS: Senior Buyer • Working knowledge with developing RFQ/RFP, contracts, preparing financial analysis, negotiations, and PO documentation
• Working knowledge of engineering requirements, terms, and blueprints
• Ability to manage data, analytics, and reporting in ERP, Experience with purchasing multiple commodities
• Experience with purchasing multiple commodities
• Experience with reading and interpreting schematics and component drawings
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Experience utilizing MS Office Suite (Excel),
• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years’ work experience or equivalent experience JOB DESCRIPTION: Senior Buyer This Senior Buyer role will support the Spares purchases for Radford Facilities
• In charge of identifying, qualifying, and onboarding global suppliers with consideration of achieving the sector offset targets and other business objectives
• Demonstrate technical capability in order to communicate effectively with design / component engineering on quality improvement topics and cost reduction / design change opportunities both internally and within the supply base
• Exhibit good interpersonal skills in order to grow supplier relationships in order to support our business needs
• Identify and collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to introduce new and innovative technologies and processes to improve margins and service delivery
• Monitor and evaluate global markets trends, intervene to manage/mitigate the impact of supply shortfalls or price adjustments, or market opportunities
• Responsible for leading and implementing long-term strategic projects and executing long-term strategic supplier agreements
• Drives strategic initiatives, manages and fully executes the RFQ process, analyzes supplier bids and makes sourcing decisions
• Development of suppliers approved for quote while collaborating with program and category teams
• Enhance and strengthen supplier relationships
• Further the development and implementation of long-term strategic projects and engage in a high degree of collaboration and communication with commodity managers, tactical buyers and other integrated supply chain areas
• Ability to analyze forecasted data and suppliers’ bids
• Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems to increase efficiency and reduction of cost
• Ensure appropriate cost or price analysis is performed to determine the reasonableness of the supplier’s bid or to develop a negotiation position to ensure that all compliance documentation requirements are met
• Responsible for the prompt close-out of completed orders
• Responsible for total supplier performance throughout the life cycle of procured materials and services
• Maintains a safe work environment and ensures compliance with safety objectives and policies
• Shares responsibility of self-development with immediate supervisor EXPERIENCE PREFERRED: Senior Buyer • Experience in the Defense Industry Experience in ITAR restrictions and FAR/DFAR requirements
• Experience in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Experience in Supplier audits