Senior Buyer

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

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• Summary:**Responsible for working closely with suppliers, customers,
  
  

And All Departments Within Atlas Aerospace. Primary Responsibilities

will be the planning, sourcing, and procurement of goods and services

needed for and in support of internal and external production. This

position is also responsible for ensuring that all customer requirements

are met, will communicate any issues quickly and accurately, and may

also be asked to work with the procurement specialist on strategic

initiative projects.

## Responsibilities

**Duties and Responsibilities**

• Analyzes MRP requirements and releases purchase orders to suppliers
  
  

based on system parameters that are set up and maintained by the

Buyer/Sr. Buyer.

• Maintains positive working relationships with both external
  
  

suppliers and internal customers.

• Develops Requests for Quotations, then analyzes the supplier
  
  

responses, and negotiates with suppliers to obtain cost savings,

economical quantity pricing, delivery schedules, lead times, and

payment terms according to Atlas Aerospace specifications and

company policies and procedures.

• Coordinates with the external suppliers and internal customers to
  
  

ensure delivery dates given align with company customer

requirements.

• Supports morning Andon board walks to communicate current status of
  
  

purchase orders.

• Works closely with engineering on any purchase order planning
  
  

revisions that may be needed.

• Monitors any and/or all immediate buy needs to verify timely
  
  

deliveries.

• Attends required meetings with complete and accurate data.
• Maintains ethical business practices in all aspects of position as
  
  

an upstanding Atlas Aerospace representative.

• Accomplishes daily tasks accurately and in a timely manner, which
  
  

includes phone calls and email.

• Documents all issues of concern and important information
  
  

appropriately.

• Utilizes problem solving skills to provide practical solutions to
  
  

problems that arise on a daily basis.

• Understands and performs within the companys policy manual.
• Maintains inventory levels and ensures levels and/or orders adhere
  
  

to the ABC policy set forth.

• Ensures profitability on procured products.
• Develops recommendations to improve policies and procedures.
• Understands that all employees are responsible for the quality of
  
  

their work and implementation of the quality policy of Atlas

Aerospace.

• Ensures that document and digital data control is in compliance with
  
  

AS9100 guidelines.

• Demonstrates the authority to stop any production order for quality
  
  

concerns.

• Provides professional business communication to internal and
  
  

external customers and peers consistently.

• Strives to consistently act in accordance with normal business
  
  

professionalism principles during all company events, including

meetings, off-site supplier visits, and audits.