Buyer III

Buyer III

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Material Management preferred.
• 4 years’ purchasing experience required.
• Experience leading shipboard work related projects required.
• Possess willingness and ability to work independently with limited or no supervision and take initiative in all aspects of the position duties required.
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Internet Explorer and Outlook required.
• Intermediate to expert level understanding of the material, services and manufacturing processes associated with the assigned buying desk required.
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to deadlines, handle multiple priorities and manage high volume purchasing activity with confidence required.
• General understanding of the Uniform Commercial Code, U.S. Government FAR, DFARS and ITAR requirements required.
• General understanding of enterprise quality system functionality (e.g., ISO 9000, AS9100, TS16949, etc.) required.
• New hires are required to successfully complete Austal Buyer III Certification within the first 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Issues advanced purchase orders $15M+ in value, in a timely manner for raw materials, parts, subassemblies, finished goods, MRO materials, equipment, tooling, supplies and/or services from suppliers via purchase requisitions or MRP messages.
• Follows up with requestors and end users regarding purchase order due dates and status when inquiries are made or are past the delivery date.
• Follows traffic and logistics guidelines and minimizes the use of expedited shipping services where/when possible.
• Ensures purchase orders are placed in compliance with CPSR requirements.
• Follows all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials and particularly the ability to maintain confidentiality in regard to all purchasing or commodity strategies (and in some cases, within the supply chain function exclusively).
• Runs and maintains the buying desk’s purchase requisition or MRP open order, expedite, de-expedite, and past due reports and ensures MRP/IFS system is updated accordingly.
• Maintains on time deliverables i.e… milestones and SDRL’s.
• Additional order management i.e. foreign exchange; ingot rate; two tier supplier set up.
• Works in cooperation with material planning, production planning and logistics to reduce part inventory, obsolete and slow moving materials and handle schedule changes.
• Strives to increase understanding of the services, material and manufacturing processes associated with the assigned buying desk.
• Responsible for supporting related departments with the resolution of supplier invoice discrepancies and non-conforming material, requisition issues etc.
• Represents the supplier inside Austal.
• Maintains close communication with supplier account and customer service personnel, and management as needed, to minimize risk due to supplier capacity issues, plant shutdowns, and other day to day disruptions that may affect Austal and/or open purchase orders.
• Assists with supplier metrics and advising suppliers of their performance.
• Maintains professional relationships with suppliers on the assigned buying desk.
• Provides input on commodity strategies and related projects.
• Reviews statements of work when required.
• Purchases in both MRP and project/purchase requisition oriented type environments under Contractor Purchasing System Review guidelines.
• Assists other Buyers when required.
• Participates in plant continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and other initiatives involving the Supply Chain function or assigned buying desk when appropriate.
• Is the main contact point for outside departments (e.g., Engineering, Accounting, etc.), as well as, suppliers.
• Participates in price book activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years purchasing experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Contractor Purchasing System Review experience within U.S. defense environment preferred.
• Certifications preferred: A.P.P., C.P.M., CPSM, CSCP, CPIM.
• Access database skills preferred.
• Additional preferred work experience: Quoting, analyzing, negotiating, reporting and purchase order placement for material and services.
• Supplier rationalization activities (adding/removing suppliers and familiarity with Approved Supplier Lists, Bid Lists, and small business requirements);
• Order follow- up activities (expediting, de-expediting and statusing);
• Use of ERP/MRP systems and logic such as IFS, BAAN, SAP, JD Edwards and Oracle with IFS as first preference.
• Discrepancy resolution activities such as invoice discrepancies, non-conforming material cases and repair/rework material authorizations;
• Data mining and market analysis;
• Dealing with traffic, routing instructions, and interaction with the laws governing direct a indirect purchasing.
• Reading blueprints/drawings, interpret specifications and review statements of work.