Buyer, Sr

Curtiss-Wright; Aston Township (PA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with employer match

Health and wellness benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Referral program

Competitive pay

Recognition

Employee stock purchase plan

Inclusive & supportive culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Arresting Systems / ESCO, a Curtiss-Wright business unit, seeks a Senior Buyer for its Aston, PA site. The role focuses on end-to-end procurement for high-value materials and services, requiring strong negotiation, supplier management, and ERP expertise.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, planning, and engineering to meet program schedules, while driving cost reductions and continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of strategic procurement, contract negotiations, and supplier management.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems.
• Demonstrated negotiation with measurable cost savings or value creation.
• Experience supporting complex programs or engineered products.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end procurement activities for complex, high-value materials, components and services.
• Negotiate and administer complex purchase orders and agreements.
• Issue and manage purchase orders, change orders, and RFQs to suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations during purchase or shipment of goods.
• Drive supplier selection and conduct supplier site visits; rate capability and delivery.
• Manage supplier relationships with performance monitoring and corrective actions.
• Proactively address issues and escalate when needed.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies, receive issues, and supplier disputes.
• Maintain procurement records.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, planning, and engineering to align with schedules.
• Drive cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Contract negotiations

Supplier management

ERP systems

Cost savings

Engineered products

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Senior Buyer

Our Aston facility is growing, and we are looking for a Senior Buyer to join our team!

Location

Aston, PA (on-site)

Salary

$74,100 - $98,900

We Take Care of Our People

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

• Execute end-to-end procurement activities for complex, high-value materials, components and services.
• Negotiate and administer complex purchase orders and agreements.
• Issue and administer purchase orders, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable Federal, state, and/or local regulations concerning the purchase or shipment of goods, materials or services.
• Drive supplier selection as well as conduct supplier site visits and rate them as to production capability, performance and delivery.
• Manage supplier relationships, including performance monitoring (cost, quality, delivery) and corrective action implementation.
• Proactively address issues and elevate as needed.
• Resolve complex invoice discrepancies, receive issues and supplier disputes.
• Maintain accurate and complete procurement records.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including manufacturing, planning, and engineering departments to ensure alignment with program schedules and requirements.
• Drives cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4-6 years of strategic procurement processes, contract negotiations, supplier management.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with ERP systems.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience with measurable cost savings or value creation.
• Experience supporting complex programs or engineered products.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Who We Are

Curtiss-Wright Arresting Systems / ESCO, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright's EMS Division, is a world leader in emergency arresting systems for military aircraft. With two facilities, located in Aston, PA (USA), and Gente, France, Curtiss-Wright Arresting Gear / ESCO specializes in land-based arresting systems. For more information, please visit us at Curtiss-Wright EMS - Arresting Systems / ESCO (cw-ems.com)

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Equal Opportunity/EEO

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.