Senior Buyer

Barnes Aerospace; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace is seeking an experienced purchasing professional to manage ERP-driven procurement, lead make-vs-buy analyses, and negotiate long-term agreements with key suppliers.

You will drive cost savings, manage supplier performance, and mentor junior buyers while collaborating with manufacturing and engineering to align with build plans. Strong communication and travel adaptability are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and re-prioritize parts at vendors.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs by supplier changes and internal process improvements.
• Strong time management to coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Desirable: castings, forgings, build-to-print, and outside services in aerospace manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP.
• Lead Make vs. Buy analyses with manufacturing and engineering.
• Negotiate and administer Long Term Agreements with central commodity teams.
• Drive PPV, cost avoidance, and cost savings initiatives.
• Request quotes from suppliers based on cost and lead time; ensure Approved Vendor List inclusion.
• Obtain quality approvals prior to issuing purchase orders.
• Manage purchase orders and data flow through ERP to supplier scorecards.
• Monitor supplier performance to meet internal build plans.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risk and delivery issues.
• Mentor junior buyers and promote continuous improvement and negotiation excellence.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

ERP experience

Cost reduction

Communication

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or business

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP.
• Lead “Make vs. Buy” analyses in collaboration with manufacturing & engineering.
• Negotiate and administer Long Term Agreements (LTA’s) working close with central commodity team.
• Driving Purchase Price Variance (PPV), cost avoidance and cost savings initiatives.
• Request quotes from suppliers (cost and lead time) based on supplier capabilities and inclusion on Approved Vendor List.
• Obtain Quality approvals for specific part/operation/process prior to transmitting purchase orders to suppliers.
• Manage purchase orders to ensure date accuracy is maintained and correct information flows through ERP system to supplier scorecards.
• Manage supplier performance to drive execution required by internal build plan.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk - tracking expected supplier’s deliveries.
• Mentor junior buyers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-performance negotiation within the team.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
• Previous experience with ERP systems.
• Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and re-prioritize parts at vendors.
• Investigate ways to reduce overall costs for the organization by identifying potential new suppliers as well as collaborating with existing suppliers and internal stakeholders on other opportunities such as lot sizing.
• Demonstrates strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential to ensure that concise and timely information is shared with all internal/external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Considered highly desirable:
• Prior experience with castings, forgings, building to print and outside services in a aerospace manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to use technology effectively and efficiently to manage both individual workload and documents in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and ability to create documents, reports and briefing materials in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, or Business required.

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