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SR. PURCHASING PLANNER
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Sr. Purchasing Planner to join our indirect procurement team. As a Sr. Purchasing Planner, you will be responsible for purchasing and maintaining accurate supply and demand signals for a high volume of parts across several indirect purchasing categories, including ground support equipment, consumables, and spare parts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply by constructing and executing a well-thought-out supply plan that fulfills the needs of the product on time and at low cost
- Place purchase orders and collaborate on supplier fulfillment
- Develop demand models specific to category/project strategies
- Ensure data integrity and strategic alignment by working closely with suppliers, engineers, and category managers
- Provide regular updates to internal customers and team members on project status and lead meetings including suppliers
- Assess inventory integrity proactively, and prevent stock-outs while optimizing utilization of working capital
- Provide contractually required forecasts to suppliers and to purchasing team members as needed for RFPs
- Identify innovative ways to reduce supply risk while also reducing cost, by partnering both upstream and downstream
- Serve as the point of contact for internal customers to resolve supply issues and address new demand
- Support internal customers on implementing advanced supply chain strategies such as long-term purchases, design for manufacturing to reduce cost, and improved quality
- Identify areas of improvement to supply or costs that may include amending contracts or category strategies
- Analyze data derived from SQL to identify opportunities
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or other technical disciplines
- 2+ years of experience in a supply chain, purchasing, or planning function
- Experience with ERP systems and purchasing/planning functions
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Advanced SQL and Excel experience
- Ability to work cross-functionally with different groups and teams
- Negotiation skills and experience managing supplier relationships
- Experience with Power BI
- Experience driving engineering improvements related to quality, logistics, and cost
- Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated, and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
- Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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