Strategic Buyer & Planner - Hybrid

Moog Inc.; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site wellness center

Walking trails

Employee engagement activities

Tuition Assistance

Mentorship and coaching

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Job summary

Moog Inc. in New York state is hiring a Buyer/Planner to manage procurement for multiple business areas, supporting Assembly & Test and other functions.

You will drive strategic supplier development and day-to-day buying to meet programs, costs, quality, and delivery goals in a hybrid work setting at East Aurora or Niagara Falls. You will report to the Process Manager on first shift and collaborate with planning, production, and engineering teams while performing data-driven analyses and

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree (ideally in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or similar).
• An Associate’s degree and 2 years procurement/planning experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Requires a full physical including bloodwork and Pulmonary Function testing.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a procurement specialist within the organization representing supply chain.
• Creating and executing sourcing strategies for assigned commodity/categories.
• Negotiating suppliers, pricing, and terms to achieve cost savings and risk reduction.
• Managing supplier performance, on-time delivery and quality metrics; escalating and resolving supplier issues.
• Collaborating with shop planning, production, and engineering to support component gating and kit releases.
• Performing data-driven analyses and trend analysis to identify opportunities and forecast needs.
• Placing and expediting purchase orders; monitoring PO status and delivery dates.
• Providing reliable completion and delivery dates to internal stakeholders.
• Supporting master planning with basic forecasting inputs and procurement lead-time updates.
• Participating in cross-functional problem-solving initiatives to remove supply constraints.
• Leading continuous improvement activities for the procurement function or business unit.
• Occasional travel to our Niagara Falls NY site may be required.

Skills

Strong communication

Strong organizational skills

Sense of urgency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or similar

Associate’s degree + 2 years procurement/planning experience

Tools

PowerBi

Job description

Moog Inc. in New York state is hiring a Buyer/Planner to manage procurement for multiple business areas, supporting Assembly & Test and other functions.

You will drive strategic supplier development and day-to-day buying to meet programs, costs, quality, and delivery goals in a hybrid work setting at East Aurora or Niagara Falls. You will report to the Process Manager on first shift and collaborate with planning, production, and engineering teams while performing data-driven analyses and