Project Buyer - Contract

Davita Inc.; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace sector is seeking a Project Buyer to support their procurement team. The role involves maintaining contractual data visibility, supporting Senior Buyers, and managing procurement tasks to ensure compliance with procedures. Candidates should have significant procurement experience and strong project management skills, ideally within a manufacturing organization.

Benefits

Upskilling and development opportunities

Access to e-learning courses focused on employability

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of procurement experience.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a participant and leader on a work-focused team.
• Fluency in English sufficient to fully engage in negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate general procurement transactions to fill business needs.
• Ensure compliance of contract storage and data availability.
• Preparation of spend data analysis for tendering projects.

Skills

Project Management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

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Job Description:

As part of the Procurement Team, the Project Buyer's responsible for maintaining full visibility of the required contractual data, spend data, and schedule of on-going tendering projects to support the activities of General Procurement in North Americas.. This role includes supporting Senior Buyers who are managing Multi Functional teams (MFT's), drum beating the various tendering project schedules, and assuring visibility and escalation of potential risks to achieving schedule and savings targets.

Meet the team:

The team at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facilities assemble the finest aircraft in the world, along two (soon to be three) production lines for the A220 and A320 Family aircraft. On the shop floor you'll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.

Your working environment:

Nearby on 'Airbus Way' you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus' strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION

How we care for you:

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

* Facilitate general procurement transactions to fill business needs and provide internal customers with goods and services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines and with the respective commodity strategies and borderlines defined by the management organisation to the customers' complete satisfaction.

* Ensure full compliance of contract storage & data availability in the applicable tools (eProc, Click & Source & Click n Buy) for Senior Buyers to prepare for MFT's much more efficiently and Buyers to align operational ordering with contract scope

* Preparation of spend data analysis available for preparation of tendering projects, contract amendment negotiations, and MFT preparation

* Perform "Local for Local" procurement activities in alignment with the MFT's strategy, based on GP terms and regulations.

Your boarding pass:

* Five or more years of procurement experience with an increasingly higher level of authority and accountability. Involvement in some fashion with the procurement organisation may be able to be considered "years of experience" on a case-by-case basis.

* Project management skills.

* Knowledge of additional functions including: finance, operations, negotiation and communication skills.

* Demonstrated effectiveness as a participant and leader on a work-focused team.

* Experience working in a manufacturing organisation or a similar quality-focused manufacturing organisation is highly desirable.

Education/Special Qualifications:

* A Bachelors' degree in Business or Engineering or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

* Project Management, Purchasing, or Supply Chain Certifications are desirable

* Fluency in English sufficient to fully engage in negotiations. Fluency in French, German or Spanish is highly desirable.

* Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Working Conditions:

* Carrying: Able to carry up to 10lbs/5kg

* Hearing: Able to participate in phone and in-person conversations and also able to hear sirens, alarms and other emergency signals.

* Lifting: Able to lift to 10lbs/5kg

* Pushing / Pulling: Able to push/pull items over short distances and only on occasion.

* Sitting: Able to sit for a long period of time in meetings; drafting computer-based documents, sometimes with limited breaks.

* Speaking: Able to speak and conduct conversations often for extended periods of time in meetings, negotiations and training.

* Squatting / Kneeling: Able to occasionally squat and kneel occasionally mainly to replace or retrieve items from low storage.

* Standing: Able to stand for long periods of time, touring vendor facilities, travelling and similar activities.

* Travel: Able to travel domestically and internationally sometimes on short notice and sometimes for long periods of time.

* Vision: Able to operate a computer and create documents; make presentations in small and large groups and observe items, processes, storage areas, delivery systems, etc.

* Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Able to walk as needed sometimes for extended periods of time and distance for travel; touring vendor premises, etc. The employee is expected to adhere to all Company policies, procedures, and regulations.Department

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

Flexible

Job Family:

Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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Job Posting End Date: 07.15.2025

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