Purchasing Engineer

Mechanical Engineering Purchaser role is responsible for the vendor terms negotiations, prices and schedules delivery using knowledge of budget and schedule requirements. Must have a strong mechanical and technical negotiation skills.

REPSONSIBILITIES:

• Develop competitive negotiations to drive cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements.

• Manage supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that marked trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned.

• Collaborate with supporting resources (Engineering, Quality, Global Supply Chains, Logistics, and Regional Teams) to achieve plan, ensure adequate cycle time to procure materials, and escalate critical materials from supplier based to meet customer demands.

• Leads teams in identification of opportunities to meet objectives for supplier reduction, creation of value, supply chain improvement, and customer satisfaction.

• This position will execute events across multiple categories and is a key position in delivering cost savings targets

• Will need to network across our company and build strong relationships with stakeholders and develop negotiation strategies which help support their business.

• Identify opportunities for competitive bidding

• Development of existing purchasing network.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in machine shops, procurement, and sourcing

• Ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities

• Ability to analyze complex data sets, distill key insights into action, and create compelling business recommendations

• Thorough knowledge of aircraft and turbine engine technical publications (blueprints, EM’s, IPC’s, etc.)

• Mechanical component knowledge for troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, etc.

• Knowledge of inventory management and/or warehousing management information systems

• Develops, maintains, evaluates, and manages tooling logistics programs including coordination for operations, planning, maintenance and dispatching

• Performs purchasing management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the procurement’s actions required to support multiple tools

• Knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting, and executing of purchasing and supply chain programs

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor or master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

• Minimum of 2-4 years of Purchasing related experience or demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to performs the above- mentioned tasks.

• Knowledge of machine shop environment

• Technical drawing reading knowledge required.

• CNC, lathe machine, milling machine, welding and mechanical knowledge required.

• Ability to efficiently coordinate between multiple parties in a high-tempo environment.

• Able to read and interpreting maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other OEM technical publications

• Communication Proficiency.

• Technical Capacity and the ability to provide technical guidance.

• Business Acumen.

• Initiative. Results Driven.

• Collaborative, articulate, calm and resourceful

• Presentation and Organization Skills.

• Proficient computer skills – Microsoft Office

• Bilingual (English Spanish) required.