Overview of the Position:

A Buyer is a key member of the tactical procurement team ensuring daily execution of purchasing activities while maintaining positive working relationships with our vendor base.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive purchase requisitions from internal stakeholders and validate requirements to ensure product pricing, quality and delivery meet business and customer requirements

• Confirm purchase price/quantity/lead-time with vendors, generate and send Purchase Order to vendor

• Negotiate with Supply-Base to secure market leading cost and availability

• Ensure that all Purchase Orders have been formally acknowledged by applicable vendors

• Build and maintain solid relationships with supply base

• Continue to develop knowledge and awareness of specific vendor core capabilities and competitive advantage- Develop and maintain listing of key vendors per specific commodity and capability

• Ensure no orders are placed with unauthorized AGI vendors

• Work cross functionally within the Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Sales, Quality, Operations, and Accounting organizations to define applicable flow down requirements, T&C’s, etc.

• Handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) for assigned accounts as required

• Handle Federal Contract Information (FCI) as required

  Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work in a team environment to achieve business objectives

• Demonstrated ability to identify process issues and drive process improvement

• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and problem solve

• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders

• Advanced knowledge of current supply chain management, purchasing and inventory control principles

• Exceptional Microsoft Office proficiency (Excel, Access)

  Education / Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s in supply chain, engineering or related preferred. 2+ years of progressive, broad based supply chain experience. Experience in Aerospace Industry desired, but not essential

  Other Qualifications:

  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Language Skills : Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

  Mathematical Skills : Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

  Reasoning Ability : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

  Physical Demands and Work Environment :

  The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 10 pounds.

• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

• Is frequently required to talk or listen.

• Works in moderate noise levels.

• Minimal travel required.

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