Senior Aerospace Buyer & Planner: Materials & Schedules

Moog Inc; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr. Buyer/Planner to own material planning and purchasing for high‑mix, low‑volume aerospace programs.

You will convert approved demand into executable purchase and production plans, manage supplier commitments, and provide accurate material status to Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program teams. The successful candidate is comfortable with ERP/MRP, negotiating with suppliers, resolving shortages, and communicating clear recovery plans on the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Analytics, Engineering, or related field with 5+ years procurement/planning experience; or an associate degree with 8+ years experience; or equivalent.
• ERP/MRP system experience to manage demand, purchase orders, inventory, planning parameters, shortages, and/or work orders.
• Proficiency in procurement fundamentals: RFQs, bid evaluation, PO administration, supplier negotiations, price analysis, supplier performance management.
• Ability to read bills of materials, drawings/specs, revisions, and quality/contractual requirements.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis/communication with stakeholders.
• Multi‑tasking, decision making with incomplete information, and urgency in follow‑ups.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to manage suppliers.
• US export-control information access capability.

Responsibilities

• Material planning and schedule execution: analyze demand, BOMs, inventory, lead times, and capacity to develop practical plans.
• Maintain ERP/MRP parameters: lead times, order policies, lot sizes, minimums, required dates.
• Convert demand into purchase requisitions, POs, work orders, and kit requests per processes.
• Provide material status, shortages, and build readiness reporting to stakeholders.
• Expedite, de‑expedite, reschedule, or cancel supply to protect schedules and minimize excess inventory.
• Procurement and supplier performance: manage end‑to‑end PO lifecycle for materials, tooling, and services.
• Issue RFQs, evaluate bids, negotiate terms within authority.
• Develop sourcing approaches; onboard new suppliers with Q&E.
• Monitor open orders, lead times, and risk mitigation with stakeholders.
• Track supplier delivery, quality, cost and coordinate corrective actions.
• Compliance, data, cross‑functional execution: ensure POs meet drawings, specs, and documentation.
• Maintain procurement records per customer/government requirements.
• Assess impact of engineering changes on supply and cost.
• Collaborate with PM, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Receiving, and Finance.
• Use data/ trends to improve supplier performance, inventory health, and procurement cycle time; participate in Lean.

Skills

ERP/MRP experience

Supplier negotiations

Forecasting/planning

Excel

Supply chain awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering

Additional years experience equivalent

Tools

Moog Business Systems (MBS)

Power BI

Job description

Moog Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr. Buyer/Planner to own material planning and purchasing for high‑mix, low‑volume aerospace programs.

You will convert approved demand into executable purchase and production plans, manage supplier commitments, and provide accurate material status to Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program teams. The successful candidate is comfortable with ERP/MRP, negotiating with suppliers, resolving shortages, and communicating clear recovery plans on the