Purchasing ManagerFull-time

Senior Aerospace; Bartlett (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Aerospace SSP is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead the purchasing function, manage staff, and optimize procurement activities for materials, equipment, and services. The role requires analyzing markets, controlling budgets, and developing purchasing policies while ensuring compliance with ITAR and company standards.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or economics with seven years in purchasing (three in metals) and proven experience with MRP/MAPICS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and seven years purchasing experience, including three in the metal industry and two years local.
• Knowledge of purchasing methods and market pricing including specification writing.
• Experience with markets and local sources of supply; MAPICS/MRP proficiency; Excel and Word skills.
• Strong negotiation, bid review, and contract management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage purchasing policy and department priorities.
• Recruit, develop, train, and manage the purchasing staff.
• Prioritize purchasing projects and manage purchasing information systems.
• Negotiate and administer purchasing contracts and terms.
• Review bids, specifications, and board approvals for awards.
• Coordinate vendor interviews and determine product availability and terms.

Skills

Purchasing policy & planning

Staff management

Vendor relations

Contract management

Cost reduction

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or economics

Tools

MAPICS MRP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Company Description

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, is the world’s largest aerospace high‑pressure ducting system supplier. Starting as ‘Stainless Steel Products’ in 1945, and acquired by Senior plc in 1995, we are vertically integrated with our own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO‑certified engineering lab, allowing us to design, manufacture, and qualify complex ducting systems for space launch, defense, and commercial aerospace applications worldwide.

Why join SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP is the recognized global leader in high‑pressure bleed air ducting systems. We provide "total resource" system solutions for complex ducting requirements, with our components found on most aircraft operating worldwide.

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics, safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. At SSP, we believe in building strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and most importantly, our employees. We foster a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth. Join us and find your future in a company that values innovation and integrity.

Job Description

Summary: The Purchasing Manager will analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability, control purchasing department budgets, develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures, direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies. The individual will interview and hire staff and oversee staff training. Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials. Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs. Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers. Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy. Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids. Administer on‑line purchasing systems. Arrange for disposal of surplus materials. Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales. Maintain records of goods ordered and received. Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. Prepare bid awards requiring board approval. Represent company in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Purchasing policy and planning
• Departmental staff recruitment, development, training and management
• Purchasing project prioritization and management
• Managing purchasing information and systems, and purchasing services
• Managing purchasing staff, suppliers, relationships, SLA’s (service level agreements)
• Setting (if no QA function), monitoring and managing quality and QA systems
• Effective proactive liaison with other departments as necessary to forecast, plan to meet, and to supply demand to relevant quality
• Effective proactive liaison with other departments regarding operating, resourcing services as necessary, e.g. IT
• Negotiating and administration of purchasing contracts
• Make or buy policy analysis and decisions
• Rent or buy policy evaluation and decision/ recommendation
• Cost saving budgeting and targeting
• Setting and planning how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
• Administration and reporting as necessary
• Accounting evaluation and financial justification including capital versus revenue
• Outsourcing strategy/ development/ management
• Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
• Stock and materials management
• Warehousing, distribution, shipping management (if applicable, or effective liaison with these functions/ departments)
• Packaging and transport regulatory awareness, compliance and information communication
• Health and safety compliance
• International trading issues/ imports/ legal, awareness and management
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Managers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices.

Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with major studies in business administration, accounting or economics and seven years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing, of which three years must have been spent in the metal industry, and must include two years of local experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures in the industry including versatility in the techniques of specification writing.
• Extensive knowledge of markets, particularly local sources of supply of market practices and pricing methods.
• Knowledge of MRP, MAPICS Manufacturing software; Microsoft Excel and Word.

Additional Information

Annual Target Salary = $130k

Monday - Friday 7:00am - 4pm

Joining our team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight‑knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market‑led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off.

Trade Compliance Statement

Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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