Senior Buyer & Supplier Negotiations Lead

Sargent Aerospace & Defense Inc.; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

401k Savings & Investment Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

HSA/FSA

Life & Disability Insurance

Gym & Rideshare Incentives

Pet Insurance

Legal Insurance/Identity Theft

Job summary

Sargent Aerospace & Defense Inc. seeks a Senior Buyer to own procurement execution and supplier delivery performance across assigned suppliers, commodities, and programs.

You will convert material needs into compliant purchase orders, manage supplier commitments, and drive cost/schedule objectives with cross-functional teams. You will lead RFQs, negotiations, and price analysis, maintain audit-ready files, and support program readiness and supplier risk management in a DoD-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years related experience OR equivalent related experience in lieu of degree.
• Working knowledge of the FAR/DFAR working with DoD contract exposure.
• Demonstrated experience with purchase-order management, supplier delivery recovery, RFQs, negotiations, and price analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with ERP, MRP, procurement, and standard business systems.
• Ability to travel to supplier and company locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete purchase-order lifecycle, including placement, acknowledgments, changes, delivery commitments, documentation, and closure.
• Ensure purchase orders accurately reflect pricing, quantities, schedules, revisions, quality requirements, contractual terms, and required flow-downs.
• Own daily supplier communication, open-order management, past-due recovery, and expedite actions
• Obtain and maintain credible supplier commitments and communicate delivery risks, recovery plans, and changes to applicable stakeholders
• Issue and manage supplier RFQs; evaluate quotations for price, lead time, capacity, minimum quantities, tooling, validity, and terms and conditions
• Conduct supplier negotiations and price analysis
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready procurement files supporting company policy, CPSR requirements, and applicable FAR, DFARS, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Support material shortage resolution, production readiness, program recovery plans, proposals, and new-program launches
• Provide supplier pricing, delivery, capacity, and risk information for material plans, proposals, budgets, and program reviews
• Manage assigned supplier performance and provide accurate information for supplier scorecards and business reviews
• Lead delivery recovery and supplier recovery plans when necessary
• Support implementation of category strategies, approved supplier selections, long-term agreements, alternate sources, and supplier transitions.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Engineering on supplier qualification, nonconforming material, corrective actions, and quality-related delivery risks
• Identify and elevate supplier capacity, delivery, commercial, compliance, and continuity-of-supply risks before they affect production or customer commitments
• Analyze purchase-price variance and identify opportunities for cost reduction, cost avoidance, and improved terms
• Mentor less-experienced Buyers and support procurement standard work, process improvement, and workload coverage

Skills

Purchase-order management

RFQs & negotiations

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical skills

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ERP software

MRP systems

Job description

Sargent Aerospace & Defense Inc. seeks a Senior Buyer to own procurement execution and supplier delivery performance across assigned suppliers, commodities, and programs.

You will convert material needs into compliant purchase orders, manage supplier commitments, and drive cost/schedule objectives with cross-functional teams. You will lead RFQs, negotiations, and price analysis, maintain audit-ready files, and support program readiness and supplier risk management in a DoD-focused environment.