Buyer (Plastics & Composites)

RECARO Aircraft Seating; Fort Worth (TX); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

RECARO Aircraft Seating seeks an experienced procurement professional to source Plastic and Composite materials, components and services, ensuring alignment with SOPs, contracts, and regulatory requirements. You will drive strategy, supplier management, and cost optimization across the supply chain.

Responsibilities include PO management, data maintenance in ERP, change coordination, and negotiations to maximize efficiency and minimize costs while ensuring compliance with AS9100/ISO standards.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in related field plus 3+ years of procurement experience or 7+ years without a degree.
• Experience with thermoforming, injection molding, and/or composites procurement is a plus.
• Engineered-to-order procurement is a plus.
• Willing and able to travel throughout the United States and to other countries as required.

Responsabilidades

• Place and confirm purchase orders with approved suppliers per contracts and lead times.
• Maintain contracts and source rules within ERP system; manage lead times and costs.
• Coordinate engineering changes with Engineering; analyze inventory and cost impacts.

Conocimientos

Procurement strategy

Negotiation

Contract management

Supplier relationship

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Herramientas

SAP

Teamcenter

MRP systems

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

Responsible for procurement of Plastic (thermoforming and injection mold) and Composite materials, components, supplies and/or services for the company in accordance with standard operating procedures, contractual requirements, financial and savings targets, and all regulatory requirements. Responsible for strategy execution, change management, source selection, contract negotiations, supplier management, and conflict resolution throughout the supply chain.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Responsible for procurement of Plastic (thermoforming and injection mold) and Composite materials, components, supplies and/or services for the company in accordance with standard operating procedures, contractual requirements, financial and savings targets, and all regulatory requirements. Responsible for strategy execution, change management, source selection, contract negotiations, supplier management, and conflict resolution throughout the supply chain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:

Purchase Order Management

• Place and confirm purchase orders with approved suppliers for established material, parts, or services in accordance with contracts, master production schedule, independent spares/repair requirements, and established lead times.
• Ensure purchase orders are executed, goods received, and invoices paid in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.

Master Data Management

• Maintain contracts and source rules within ERP system
• Manage lead time, part cost, setup cost, and mode of transportation

Change Management

• Coordinate all engineering changes with the Engineering department, as assigned
• Perform analysis of inventory to include supplier WIP and transportation WIP
• Calculate cost impact due to engineering change to include cost of rework and scrap
• Manage effectivity date of change to minimize cost impact and maximize inventory consumption
• Ability to understand and read bills of material and Engineering drawings and RECARO standards
• Prepare all needed engineering data packages and facilitate submission to suppliers
• Manage supplier quote and negotiation process
• Manage PO revisions to support effectivity and master production schedule
• Resolve any documentation discrepancies

Supplier Management

• Conduct monthly supplier management reviews to support business objectives & deliverables
• Manage supplier on time delivery and fill accuracy
• Manage all quality issues throughout the process to include first article, receiving inspection, discrepancies on the production line, and supplier corrective actions
• Management total cost of ownership to include part cost, transportation cost, cost of poor quality
• Maintain standard risk cube to include any mitigation plans
• Facilitate communication of forecasts with suppliers to ensure proper long range planning of capacity, manpower, and raw materials
• Manage any instances of supplier transition and present to sourcing board
• Ensure all RECARO owned tooling is properly tagged and logged into ERP system of record and maintain tool life, maintenance records and prepare annual tooling budget requirements

Global Strategy

• Support RECARO global sourcing strategy
• Explore opportunities in low cost countries
• Support all exchange rate risk mitigation efforts
• Develop annual plan to accomplish cost targets

Negotiation

• Ensure all required documentation is in place to include but not limited to: Non-Disclosure Agreement, Global Purchase Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement, Supplier Questionnaire, Supplier Risk Assessment, Supplier Audit, Supplier Credit Report
• Lead negotiations of all terms and conditions of all agreements and contracts in the best interest of RECARO
• Ensure all negotiations are legal, ethical, and in accordance with company policies as well as any governing or regulatory agencies

Supplier Selection

• Ensure supplier capabilities and core competencies are in line with the commodity family strategy and RECARO business objectives
• Conduct fair competition among qualified potential suppliers
• Evaluate supplier scorecard and audit results where applicable
• Present results to supplier selection board or sourcing board for approval

Safety

• Follow all office safety policies
• Ensure compliance with all shop floor safety regulations when participating in activities within any production, logistics, warehousing, or staging areas.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all RECARO policies, procedures, and work instructions
• Ensure compliance with any regulatory or governing body to include, but not limited to, AS9100, EN9100, ISO9001, ISO14001, FAA, EASA, Airbus, or Boeing

Additional

• Any other duties as required by your supervisory staff.

Requirements

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 3+ years of experience in procurement or 7+ years of experience in procurement without a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in thermoforming, injection mold, and/or composite procurement a plus.
• Engineered-to-order procurement is a plus
• Willing and able to travel throughout the United States and to other countries as required

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
• Familiarity with MRP systems/SAP experience preferred
• Familiarity with Teamcenter preferred