Buyer II

Crane Aerospace and Electronics  has an exciting opportunity for a Buyer II at our  Fort Walton beach, FL  location. About Crane: Crane Aerospace & Electronics  supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!

The Buyer II is responsible   for managing all aspects of purchasing components from suppliers in order to assure timely delivery of parts to support production needs.  In addition, the Buyer II is the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, Supervisors, Marketing, Master Scheduler, and Purchasing.     Essential Functions:   Perform material requirements planning through high interaction/coordination with manufacturing personnel and external suppliers to support the Value Stream   Communicate priorities and schedule changes to Outside Processing Suppliers on a daily basis to support changes in production requirements   Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers; Communicate common supplier problems with Leadership, Procurement Specialists and other Buyers   Develop, own, and drive an inventory action plan to maintain proper inventory levels and achieve turns goals of key production components   Train the value stream support personnel and facilitate the upgrade to a pull-based replenishment system (Kanban) to improve inventory turns and eliminate part shortages   Monitor supplier orders to assure they are shipped on a timely basis to support the Value Stream   Improve supplier fill rates, quality, and lead times to fit product mix and needs.   Obtain quotes from suppliers for production material and Outside Processing operations   Negotiate blanket purchase orders and pursue cost reduction initiatives that eliminate adverse Purchase Price Index (PPI)   Interact with sourcing teams to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in procurement, low cost region sourcing, supplier assessment & management    Publish daily shortage report to communicate current delivery information from suppliers   Resolve invoice discrepancies on a timely basis   Manage supplier quality through the Non-Conforming Report (NCR) Process; Minimize production impact by ensuring discrepant materials are addressed with Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement Quality, Supervisors and Suppliers   Work closely with suppliers and Procurement Quality Engineers to resolve Corrective Action Requests (CARs) generated from NCRs   Obtain Return Merchandise Authorizaton (RMA), and process return transactions in Oracle (ERP System); Follow Debit Memo process for supplier rework of discrepant materials   Any other task assigned by supervisor or management     Minimum Qualifications :   Experience :   2+ years of experience buying in a similar industry   or   demonstrated equivalent knowledge of supply chain function through work experience or school   Knowledge :   In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process used in the operating unit of assignment; Working knowledge of buying, and ordering procedures; Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning and Kanban systems; Working knowledge of computer systems that support production, e.g., inventory