Buyer

Northwest Aerospace Technologies ("NAT"), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
The Safran growth strategy centers on three areas: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
Team Leadership
•Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
•Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
•Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
•Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization
Role Assignment
•Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
•Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
•Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
•Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
•Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
Purchasing Execution
•Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
•Ensure delivery aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
•Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
•Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
•Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.
Supplier Management
•Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
•Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
•Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
•Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
•Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
•Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager Northwest Aerospace Technologies ("NAT"), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
The Safran growth strategy centers on three areas: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
Team Leadership
•Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
•Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
•Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
•Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization
Role Assignment
•Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
•Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
•Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
•Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
•Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
Purchasing Execution
•Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
•Ensure delivery aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
•Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
•Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
•Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.
Supplier Management
•Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
•Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
•Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
•Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
•Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
•Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager Complementary Description Located in Everett, Washington, Safran Cabin NAT offers competitive salaries, recognition programs, comprehensive benefits, retirement plans with employer match, corporate university training courses, professional development programs, and more. We offer the opportunity for a rich and diverse career across over 300 job fields and international sites while our teams work to continuously develop their skills.
Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 10,000 employees at 39 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry. Complementary Description Located in Everett, Washington, Safran Cabin NAT offers competitive salaries, recognition programs, comprehensive benefits, retirement plans with employer match, corporate university training courses, professional development programs, and more. We offer the opportunity for a rich and diverse career across over 300 job fields and international sites while our teams work to continuously develop their skills.
Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 10,000 employees at 39 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry. Job Requirements Safran Cabin NAT looks for service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills, the right attitude and adaptability to an innovative and evolving environment.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
Computer Skills:
•MRP system experience
•MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Other Skills:
•Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
•Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
•Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
•Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
•Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
•Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
•Ability to make timely decisions and take action
•Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
•Customer service oriented
Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
•Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
•Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
•Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
Safran Cabin NAT is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or if you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail?Hayley Bueser @ . We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Job Requirements Safran Cabin NAT looks for service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills, the right attitude and adaptability to an innovative and evolving environment.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
Computer Skills:
•MRP system experience
•MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Other Skills:
•Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
•Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
•Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
•Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
•Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
•Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
•Ability to make timely decisions and take action
•Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
•Customer service oriented
Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
•Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
•Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
•Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
Safran Cabin NAT is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or if you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail?Hayley Bueser @ . We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.