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Job DescriptionEnsign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is a leader in energetic system solutions offered to aerospace and defense customers for a wide array of applications. EBAD products & capabilities set the U.S. standard and are highly sought after in the international community.
Due to significant company growth, EBAD seeks a supply chain professional for the new position of
Senior Buyer reporting to the Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager in our Graham, KY location.
Responsibilities:- Provides creative solutions and leadership in implementing procurement in your area of responsibility. Leveraging your expertise and experience, manage all aspects of procurement from component definition through to supplier delivery.
- Performs assessment of supplier risk, creates competitive Request for Proposals, conducts supplier selection & development, negotiates with suppliers, scheduling, Purchase Order management, conflict resolution and manages supplier follow up activity to ensure on time delivery of high-quality products at least total cost.
- In this role, you will purchase a wide range of components including: contract manufacturing & services, raw materials, machined components and electronic devices in support of EBAD Simsbury, CT Operations and Product Development teams.
- Recommends inventory fulfillment approaches such as Kanban and strategic inventory.
- Works with Proposal Engineers and Development Engineering as procurement lead on new product business proposals.
- Ensures that all regulatory requirements with respect to purchasing, storage, and transportation of materials are adhered to.
- Creates procurement cost/price justifications consistent with requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARs).
- Participation in Continuous Improvement activities, working with suppliers and internal customers to facilitate improvements in quality, on-time delivery and cost.
Requirements:- The Candidate must have a BA/BS in Supply Chain, Finance or Business. 5-8 years tactical purchasing or related experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
- Experience in both low volume, development scale procurement (R&D), to low/medium volume production procurement is desirable.
- Understanding of Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing practices and basic operation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
- Knowledge of FAR/DFARS and related government procurement documentation requirements.
- Excels in a dynamic work environment.
- Must be willing to travel as needed (0-10%).
