Sr. Buyer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Purchasing team in San Jose, CA. You will manage all purchasing activities for targeted programs, from POs to returns, ensuring on-time and cost-effective material availability to support our aggressive production milestones.

Collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance to align purchasing with Archer sourcing strategy and ERP best practices, while driving performance and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain is required.
• 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in SAP ERP or equivalent software.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Detail-oriented and regulatory environment aware.

Responsibilities

• Manage all purchasing activities for targeted programs and aircraft categories, including PO transfers and returns.
• Maintain Open Purchase Order book accuracy and mitigate delays.
• Develop short- and mid-term goals for the Purchasing team and drive efficiency and data accuracy.
• Achieve on-time PO placement, on-time PO delivery and material availability metrics.
• Engage with key supplier relationships and contribute to SOP creation and refinement.
• Support ad hoc procurement/engineering projects as needed.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Detail-oriented

Results-driven

Effective communicator

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced, commodity-oriented, and results-driven Senior Buyer to join our Purchasing team in a fast-paced, evolving aerospace environment. The Senior Buyer will manage work with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance to ensure timely, cost-effective material availability that supports our aggressive production schedule and milestones.

What you’ll do:

• Manage all purchasing/ordering activities on targeted programs and/or categories of the aircraft, including but not limited to the creation and management of all flows to and from Archer Supply base (Purchase Orders, Transfer Orders, Returns, Subcontract PO), on-time, on-quality and in alignment with Archer sourcing strategy.
• Responsible for the management and accuracy of his/her Open Purchase Order book, and proactive identification and mitigation of risks of delays.
• Participate in the creation and implementation of short, medium term goals for the Purchasing team, aiming to promote effectiveness, efficiency, data accuracy, and best practices.
• Achieve or exceed Purchasing performance matrixes, including but not limited to on-time PO placement, on-time PO delivery and material availability.
• Participate and manage key supplier relationships.
• Participate in Purchasing SOP creation and refinement.
• Work on ad hoc procurement/engineering projects as needed.

• Work with cross functional teams to understand key milestones and key deliverables.
• Act as the subject matter expert of Archer ERP system and Purchasing best practices.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Supply Chain and/or 6+ years of relevant experience/education
• Ability to work in a fast paced and highly regulated environment
• Experienced and proficient user of SAP ERP or equivalent
• Experienced with NPI & production purchasing environments
• Detail-oriented, results-driven, and strong team player
• Proficient in MS Office Suite & Google Workspace
• Effective communicator

Bonus Qualifications:

• APICS certification
• Aerospace and/or Automotive experience a plus
• Project management knowledge a plus

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $101760 - $127200. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out [e-mail]. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.