Strategic Procurement Buyer – Supply Chain

AeroVironment, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in Albuquerque is seeking a Buyer to perform procurement duties for services, supplies, and equipment, coordinating with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to secure cost-effective, timely inventory.

You will issue purchase orders, conduct RFQ/RFPs, negotiate terms, monitor supplier performance, and ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR. A 2+ year background in procurement and ERP experience preferred.

Qualifications

• AS/AA degree in business, finance, accounting or related discipline required.
• Minimum 2 years procurement or supply chain experience.
• Experience negotiating terms and pricing for materials and services.
• Ability to read and comprehend engineering drawings and specs.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and MRP/ERP systems.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong coordination to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate terms and pricing for increasingly larger, complex and difficult materials and services.
• Monitors supplier performance and supports corrective actions to address delivery, quality, cost or service issues.
• Identifies, evaluates and develops new supply sources of supply to improve cost, quality, lead time and supply continuity.
• Manages and develops supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve & maintain quality, and ensure on-time delivery of purchased materials.
• Negotiates terms and pricing for increasingly larger, complex and difficult materials and services.
• Partners with cross-functional teams to align procurement plans with program schedules and budgets.
• Develops, issues, evaluates and documents RFQ/RFP packages and tracks supplier responses.
• Manages assigned purchase orders from placement through delivery, proactively addressing shortages, past-due orders, supplier constraints and other risks that could impact production or program schedules.
• Maintains accurate purchasing data, including supplier commitments, delivery dates, pricing lead times and other procurement information.
• Partners with Finance to resolve invoice, purchase order and accounting discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Ensures compliance with AV policies, customer requirements, and applicable regulations (e.g., FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR).
• Monitors site activities associated with Asset Management Lifecycle Business Systems to ensure company, customer, and U.S. Government assets accountable to the company, or within its possession, are controlled and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations, company policies and procedures.
• Maintains accurate procurement documentation and supports internal and external audits.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Analyzes procurement, supplier and material data to identify issues and support solutions.
• Supports proposals and new business with pricing, lead-time, and sourcing inputs, including make/buy recommendations.
• Identifies and helps manage long-lead, single/sole-source, and obsolescence risks.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

MS Office

MRP/ERP

Engineering drawings

Supplier management

Communication

Education

AS/AA Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in Albuquerque is seeking a Buyer to perform procurement duties for services, supplies, and equipment, coordinating with Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to secure cost-effective, timely inventory.

You will issue purchase orders, conduct RFQ/RFPs, negotiate terms, monitor supplier performance, and ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR. A 2+ year background in procurement and ERP experience preferred.