General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

Buyer V

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc • $110K — $130K *
San Diego, CA 92154In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field required; equivalent professional experience may substitute educational requirements.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in government and commercial purchasing.
  • In-depth knowledge of purchasing principles and government regulations, particularly FAR.
  • Experience with fabrication and machining commodities, including familiarity with Statements of Work and drawings.
  • Proven leadership skills, with capacity to guide and mentor less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

  • Develops and interprets purchasing policies and ensures compliance with regulations.
  • Leads analysis of pricing data and engages in cost reviews with stakeholders.
  • Identifies and evaluates suppliers, ensuring reliability and performance standards.
  • Handles complex procurement negotiations and provides innovative solutions to purchasing challenges.
  • Serves as a key resource on purchasing matters for internal and external clients.

Benefits

  • Participates in comprehensive training and development programs for continual professional growth.
  • Opportunity for leadership roles and mentoring within the purchasing department.
  • Involvement in significant procurement negotiations and strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Supportive work environment with an emphasis on safety and compliance.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Buyer supporting our Fabrication and Machining Purchasing Team located in our Rancho Bernardo, CA office.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Interprets and develops purchasing policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and applicable government regulations. Maintains an awareness of regulatory changes.
  • Provides leadership in the review and analysis of statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives. Leads cost and pricing reviews with program management and customers.
  • Identifies, develops and selects qualified suppliers. Evaluates supplier reliability. Follows up, expedites, and negotiates changes relative to delivery and supplier performance.
  • Knowledgeable in the acquisition of Time and Material and Labor Hour type contracts.
  • Ensures competitive and sole source procurements meet contract/subcontract objectives/directives, timetables and documentation requirements.
  • Responsible for purchasing complex and mission critical equipment, services, parts and supplies necessary to support assigned contract(s), subcontract(s) or an internal organization(s).
  • Provides leadership in proposal reviews and conducts major procurement negotiations, developing innovative solutions to unusually complex purchasing problems.
  • Acts as a resource for available or potential suppliers and reviews and evaluates their operations to validate cost, quality, reliability, and ability to meet schedule and program requirements. Interprets established policies, procedures, and standard practices to develop proactive plans to ensure that purchasing activities achieve desired objectives and timetables.
  • Conducts major procurement negotiations.
  • Reviews, interprets, and makes recommendations regarding negotiated terms and conditions.
  • Validates purchase requisitions, selects or recommends suppliers, develops and solicits bids, analyzes and evaluates responses, negotiates prices and other terms, monitors delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.
  • Reviews and analyzes suppliers' bids and performs cost and/or price analysis.
  • Identifies purchasing issues and provides leadership in developing innovation solutions.
  • Represents the organization as a primary purchasing consultant on assigned contracts/subcontracts to internal and external customers and suppliers.
  • Makes presentations to internal and external representatives as required.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to less experienced professional purchasing and support staff.
  • Participates in the selection, development, and training of purchasing staff.
  • Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
  • Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.


Job Qualifications

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business administration or related discipline along with fifteen or more years of progressive professional experience in government and commercial purchasing. Equivalent professional purchasing experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
  • Must have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of purchasing theories, concepts and principles, experience with FAR and related governmental rules and regulations; and experience demonstrating a broad application of those theories, concepts, principles and regulations.
  • Must have experience and familiarity with Statements of Work and drawings as it relates to fabrication and machining commodities.
  • Must have experience with PO types such as FFP, FFPLOE, and T&M.
  • Working knowledge with special payment types (ie. milestones, PBPs, progress payments, etc.) is desirable.
  • Must be customer focused and possess: (1) the ability to develop innovative solutions to a variety of unusually complex problems; (2) excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills to accurately document and report findings and communicate new concepts to a variety of audiences; (3) excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and guide employees, managers, customers and other external parties; (4) the ability to organize, schedule and coordinate multiple work phases; (5) the ability to lead less experienced professional employees on projects; and, (6) excellent computer skills.
  • International buying experience is desirable (ie. ITAR, EAR, export/import compliance).
  • Must have working knowledge of Excel.
  • SAP experience is desirable.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential.
  • Ability to work extended hours and travel a required.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.

About General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leading designer and manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems, including the Predator® RPA series and the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar. GA-ASI provides long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike capabilities. The company is headquartered in Poway, California, and has additional offices and facilities around the world.
Learn more about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
Size
14,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
1955
* Ladders Estimates

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