Purchasing Specialist

Responsible for working closely with suppliers, customers, and all departments within Atlas Aerospace. Primary responsibilities will be the strategic planning and sourcing for the procurement of goods and services needed for and in support of internal and external production. While possessing the knowledge to deploy strategies and tactics to solidify Atlas in the marketplace, the purchasing specialist will take on the important role as one of the organizations mentors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.
• Tracks delivery of open purchase orders and advises appropriate personnel if customer delivery is in danger of not being met.
• Attends required meetings with complete and accurate data.
• Maintains ethical business practices in all aspects of position as an upstanding Atlas representative.
• Monitors any and/or all immediate buy needs to verify timely deliveries.
• Accomplishes daily tasks accurately and in a timely manner, which includes phone calls and/or email.
• Documents all issues of concern and important information.
• Understands and performs within the company’s policy manual.
• Ensures inventory levels monitored on procured products.
• Ensures profitability on procured products.
• Develops recommendations to improve policies and procedures.
• Minimizes days and/or hours missed during standard business days, and notifies supervisor prior to any and/or all time away in advance when able.
• Utilizes problem solving skills to provide solutions to problems that arise on a daily basis.
• Understands transitional programs, and how to manage parallel production builds.
• Demonstrates knowledge of market research, market trends, data analysis, and purchasing best practices.
• Displays experience in negotiating contracts.
• Works with minimal oversite from manager.
• Understands that all employees are responsible for the quality of their work and implementation of the quality policy.
• 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.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and eight to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

• Time management
• Oral and written communication skills
• Professionalism
• Proficient purchasing systems knowledge
• Proficient application of work methods and existing knowledge of the organization
• Basic technical and aircraft component knowledge
• MRP/ERP experience highly desired
• Detail oriented with meticulous work habits
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Team oriented
• Knowledge of Atlas Employee Handbook
• Knowledge of Atlas AS9100 Quality System
• Knowledge of Atlas Safety Handbook
• Basic blueprint reading
• Communication skills, both on phone and email
• Understands supply chain principles

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an office and industrial environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.