Buyer

SYPRIS ELECTRONICS; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Sypris Electronics is seeking a Buyer to manage procurement of materials and components for manufacturing. You will interpret MRP outputs, place orders, and adjust delivery plans to maintain optimal inventory levels while meeting cost and quality targets.

Key responsibilities include supplier selection, policy compliance (FAR/DFARS), and collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Industry experience in aerospace, defense, or electronics is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with purchasing, MRP, and ERP systems.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specs, and blueprints.
• Strong MS Office skills and data analysis.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or electronics manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Procure goods and services via purchase orders to support manufacturing operations.
• Interpret and execute MRP requirements to maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Source materials from suppliers meeting cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Ensure supplier documentation and quality compliance.
• Improve responsiveness to MRP changes and prevent shortages.
• Maintain supplier base and provide performance metrics via scorecards.
• Collaborate with management on supplier acquisition strategies.
• Comply with FAR/DFARS and internal procurement policies.

Skills

Procurement

MRP/ERP

Supply chain

Blueprint reading

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or business

Job description

As a Buyer, you will play a crucial role in the procurement and management of materials and components necessary for our manufacturing processes. You will work closely with suppliers, the Director of Supply Chain, and other cross‑functional teams to ensure a seamless supply chain operation that meets our organizational goals. The Buyer is responsible for sourcing parts with suppliers that can meet or exceed our cost, quality, and delivery requirements. Interpreting requirements from Material Resource Planning (MRP) output and placing orders for components to support manufacturing needs is an important responsibility of this position. Timely adjustments to quantities and delivery dates of these parts are necessary as our requirements change in order to keep our inventory balances at appropriate levels.

• Procure goods and services through the administration of purchase orders to support manufacturing operations
• Interpret and execute MRP requirements in a manner to ensure appropriate inventory levels that support our manufacturing requirements while minimizing excess materials
• Procure materials from suppliers that can meet or exceed our cost, quality, and delivery requirements
• Ensure the materials supplied meet our quality and supplier documentation requirements
• Improve reaction time to changing requirements through interaction with the MRP changes
• Eliminate material shortages that prevent manufacturing from executing their production plans
• Maintain supplier base by identifying and including optimum number of suppliers
• Compile and analyze data for supplier scorecards, responsiveness, on‑time delivery and other metrics
• Work with management to develop and execute team acquisition strategies
• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements and Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS)
• Message risk, issues, and opportunities to management
• Positive interactions with other departments to achieve customer objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably supply chain or business related, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Supply Chain experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry and/or Electronic Manufacturing Environment (prefer both)
• Work independently and in a collaborative and team‑based environment
• Experience with multi‑tasking and managing competing priorities
• Experience with purchasing/Material Resource Planning/Enterprise Resource Planning systems
• Experience purchasing capital equipment and/or construction services
• Critical and strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and blueprints
• Innovative; detail oriented; possesses a thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes; and management reporting requirements
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Ability to obtain a Government security clearance, if necessary

Sypris Electronics, LLC provides goods and services to the U.S. Government and other prime contractors and is obligated by its contracts with those entities, as well as by various federal laws and regulations regarding security and export control, to restrict access to certain goods, services, and/or any related information. Accordingly, Sypris Electronics has a policy of only hiring U.S. citizens. Upon employment all employees will have to provide evidence verifying U.S. citizenship.

Our company uses E‑Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E‑Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Pre‑employment drug screening required.

Sypris Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Sypris Electronics offers a competitive compensation and benefits package upon date of hire including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) with company matching. We also offer a 9/80 work schedule.