Strategic Aerospace Buyer & Vendor Lead

metrea; Tampa (FL); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Buyer III at Metrea will serve as a strategic partner within the Purchasing team, mentoring junior staff and managing key vendors. This role focuses on the MAIC Part 145 Repair Station procurement and aligns purchasing with engineering data, ERP inputs, and audit requirements.

You will lead RFQs, negotiate LTAs/MSAs, improve purchasing operations, and drive cost savings while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and company policies.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience required.

Responsabilidades

• Identify material needs, vendor qualification requirements, create and manage RFQs, negotiate pricing, lead time, and other operational requirements and place and manage purchase orders
• Support the negotiation of high value, Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) and Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
• Monitor and track purchase order status and proactively expedite shipments to meet aircraft entry to service, maintenance production schedules and AOG requirements
• Perform cost analysis and market research to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement strategies
• Conduct macro-economic analysis and monitor industry and geopolitical trends to anticipate fluctuations in pricing and availability of aircraft components and key raw materials
• Serve as the primary procurement voice in FILE and Operations meetings to align operations and maintenance production schedule targets with vendor capacity
• Proactively resolve discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices, handle returns for defective materials and resolve supply chain bottlenecks
• Build and maintain relationships with vendors and assess their performance
• Identify underperforming critical vendors and participate in cross-functional "Tiger Teams" (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Logistics) to improve their manufacturing processes
• Ensure all purchasing activities comply with relevant aerospace industry standards, regulations, and company policies
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall procurement performance

Conocimientos

Vendor management

RFQ management

LTAs & MSAs negotiation

Cost analysis

Market research

Procurement strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP systems

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience

MBA (preferred)

Herramientas

ERP systems

MS Excel

MS Office

Purchase order systems

Descripción del empleo

The Buyer III at Metrea will serve as a strategic partner within the Purchasing team, mentoring junior staff and managing key vendors. This role focuses on the MAIC Part 145 Repair Station procurement and aligns purchasing with engineering data, ERP inputs, and audit requirements.

You will lead RFQs, negotiate LTAs/MSAs, improve purchasing operations, and drive cost savings while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and company policies.