Buyer

Are you a Buyer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense Industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in supply chain?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Blacksburg, VA. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• The Buyer/Planner's role is to work within the organization's various business units to identify proper material demand per master schedule and confirm that it is purchased and delivered in a timely manner from approved suppliers while ensuring high quality, cost effectiveness, and minimum order quantities.
• The business units involved include, but are not limited to, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production Control.
• This role reports directly to the Supply Chain Manager.
• This role is responsible for supply chain activities related to the procurement, maintenance, and sustainability of the flow of material to manufacturing and client offshore contract manufacturers.
• Define specifications in terms of the optimal quantity on hand, in transit, and on order to ensure flow, cost, and delivery metrics are met.
• Select suppliers according to the type of product, quality provided by the supplier, and the possibility of a long-term partnership.
• Negotiate contracts that include costs, warranties, delivery, handling, and penalties for late delivery or cost overruns.
• Manage the purchasing cycle, from purchase order to consumption.
• Monitor supplier performance, providing feedback on KPIs, and ensuring proper and effective communication.
• Navigate ERP to effectively and efficiently plan material orders, issue purchase orders, and maintain and update the data contained within.
• Maintain internal records and system data fields for pricing, lead times, and vendor performance data.
• Provide cost data for sales proposals.
• Become familiar with technical drawings, material specifications, BOMs, manufacturing routings, and secondary operations.
• Challenge the status quo and demonstrate a propensity for action, which will lead to the most effective execution of your duties.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 / hr.

Hours: 40 hrs/Week. (1^st shift).

Length: Contract (12 months).

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Associate Degree in Business.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing
• The ability to understand and use ERP to manage and control demand and purchasing requirements promptly and accurately.
• Good organizational skills relative to production and material control, and excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, building and improving trusting supplier relationships.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.