Buyer (Contract Employee) - Virgin Galactic : Job Details

This is a 6-month contract position and will require you to work from our Mesa/Gateway Office 3x per week.

As a Contract Buyer, you will be responsible for coordinating activities involved with procuring, tracking, and expediting goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies at a competitive price, delivery, and quality via the issuance of a purchase order.

Job Responsibilities

• Track and manage purchase orders from award of procurement to receipt, including AOG and expedited requests
• Work with accounting to reconcile vendor accounts and invoices, ensuring there is a 3-way match
• Issue purchase orders in accordance with contracts or agreements
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers
• Manages and reports to Director for metrics including on-time delivery, quality ratings, purchase price variance,
• Maintain records in accordance with established policies, procedures, and audit guidelines
• Ensure company and supplier compliance to Non-Disclosure Agreements, Export Compliance, and Contracts

What You Bring

• Knowledge of the industry and aerospace manufacturing
• Ability, willingness to travel 25-30% depending on business needs and engage with suppliers
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or a combination of education and work experience, preference given to supply chain or engineering degrees
• Energetic, passionate and organized team member ready to support complex factory procurement activities
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex product development environment with multiple priorities as well as a disciplined production setting
• Experience with IMP/IMS, risk management, configuration management, requirements management processes
• Understanding of Produce Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, Configuration Control, ERP and MRP systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Team player with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Oracle or ERP/MRP demand management systems
• Working knowledge of global supply chain management issues and practices.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of negotiation practices/methodology for commodities.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.

Preferences:

A general understanding of Aerospace drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes

Six Sigma Certification

CPIM

PMP Certification

Bachelor's Degree