Buyer

Kaman Aerospace Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaman Aerospace Corporation in Orlando, FL is seeking a Buyer - Procurement to support production schedules and supplier relationships. The role involves monitoring purchases, processing POs, and collaborating with internal customers to ensure timely material flow.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in Business Administration or Supply Chain, 1–3 years experience, ERP systems proficiency, and strong communication. Experience with blueprints and MS Office is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain.
• 1–3 years of related procurement experience.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production control activities and plan purchases to fulfill business needs.
• Process purchase orders and change orders; resolve PO/inventory conflicts.
• Analyze inventory and material plans to forecast time-sensitive needs.
• Resolve conflicts related to inventory, quality, delivery, and invoicing.
• Collaborate with internal customers to support production schedules.
• Source and qualify new suppliers; negotiate agreements.
• Track supplier performance to ensure quality compliance.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Planning & organization

Verbal/written communication

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Job description

Buyer - Procurement - Req #2020-5711

Dept.: Purchasing

Job Location: Orlando, FL

Grade: 20E

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Monitors production control activities, assesses requirements and plans for purchases to fulfill business needs; ensures adequate flow of information with business units and suppliers concerning progress of materials, anticipated delivery schedules.


• Processes purchase orders and change orders; resolves conflicts related to purchase orders and inventory.


• Monitors and analyzes inventory and/or contractual material plans to plan forecasts of time-sensitive materials, and to recover losses from billing discrepancies and order changes.


• Resolves conflicts related to inventory, quality, delivery, and invoicing.


• Collaborates with internal customers through various methods to understand the needs of the business and provides procurement services to support production schedules.


• Issues requests for competitive bids, evaluates and selects suppliers/business transactions, executes the negotiation.


• Tracks performance and files pertinent information regarding supplier quality compliance to ensure AS9100/NADCAP requirements are satisfied.


• Maintains adequate documentation to support government/customer contractual requirements, including but not limited to various reports, statements of work and audit documentation; ensures documentation remains accessible to pertinent parties as needed.


• Sources and qualifies new suppliers, and assists existing suppliers to improve in areas of cost and quality through continuous improvement plans and techniques.


• Develops and executes processes related to the negotiation, evaluation and selection of suppliers and business transactions; continuously identifies areas of improvement.

Requirements

• Broad knowledge of a specialized field such as procurement or materials. Working knowledge of Microsoft applications software (Word, Excel and Power Point). Requires the ability to read and interpret simple blueprints/schematics. Planning, organization, verbal/written communication skills needed. Bachelor's Degree required in Business Administration or Supply Chain concentration preferred. 1 to 3 years of related experience. Experience with ERP systems required.