Senior Procurement Associate

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Sick time

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is seeking a Senior Procurement Associate in Winston-Salem, NC to support the rapid acquisition of materials for engineering development.

The role involves creating purchase orders, managing supplier bids, and ensuring timely delivery in a fast-paced lab environment. The ideal candidate has a strong procurement background, experience with Kaizen/continuous improvement, and the ability to balance multiple priorities while upholding quality and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the appropriate discipline or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 3 years of purchasing experience or 7+ years without a degree.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with urgency.
• Experience with leading or supporting Kaizen/continuous improvement projects.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Create and establish all purchase orders.
• Achieve monthly vendor on-time delivery targets.
• Manage Ariba system requirements as needed.
• Participate in team/operational meetings to discuss risks and opportunities.
• Complete required training and company-sponsored requirements.
• Update EDL SOW dashboard with new information and maintenance of all SOWs.
• Conduct competitive supplier bids and assess best sources for SOWs.

Skills

Strong procurement experience

Multitasking

Process improvement

Sense of urgency

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

7+ years relevant experience

Tools

Ariba

Job description

United States, North Carolina, Winston-Salem

Senior Procurement Associate

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Duration: 6+ months contract

Job ID: #73104

Pay Range: $34-41 - W2 hourly

Job Description: Supports acquisition and sourcing of materials and resources required for the company for direct and/or indirect material including assisting with contracts (LTA) and order creation.

Role Overview

This position procures materials for build and test requirements as needed to support operations and engineering initiatives. This is a Rapid Response position in our Engineering Development Lab (EDL) that requires quick turn-around of material requirements to support seat builds resulting from original design and redesign efforts. Requires a solid, skilled procurement professional that is able to adapt to an intense environment, be able to source needed materials proficiently and effectively, while supporting leadership with process improvement projects and plans in the future.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and establish all purchase orders.
• Accomplish personal monthly vendor on time delivery targets.
• Manage Ariba system requirements as needed.
• Contribute to team and operational meetings to communicate and advise of risks and opportunities to situations that arise.
• Complete any necessary training programs as required and other company sponsored requirements.
• Update EDL SOW Share point Dashboard continually with new information and maintenance of all SOWs.
• Conduct competitive supplier bids and provide risk assessment of best supplier sources for the SOW assigned.

Basic Qualifications

This position prefers a Bachelor's degree in the appropriate discipline and 3 years of relevant purchasing experience or an Advanced degree in the appropriate discipline. In the absence of a degree, 7 years of relevant experience is required. Recommend a solid, versatile thinker, whom works with a sense of urgency. Strong ability to manage unreasonable demands through managing multiple priorities to maximize lead time, costs, service and quality. A resilient, tough minded individual that thrives on challenges. Preferred experience with leading or supporting projects, kaizen and other continuous improvement project initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience OR 7+ years experience.

Experience

Preferred experience with leading or supporting projects, kaizen and other continuous improvement project initiatives.

Citizenship: MUST BE US CITIZEN

Schedule: M-F 8AM-5PM (flexible though)

Overtime: not likely but if so it would be voluntarily

Benefits provided: 401K,medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].