Buyer

PRIMARY SUMMARY:

The Buyer II is responsible for executing and coordinating purchasing activities that support subcontracted and outside processing operations in an aerospace manufacturing environment. The position releases and maintains accurate purchase orders, communicates requirements to approved suppliers, follows supplier acknowledgements and delivery commitments, and coordinates with internal teams to protect production continuity, quality, delivery, cost, and compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Create, release, revise, and expedite purchase orders for outside processing services in accordance with approved requirements and purchasing authorization levels.

• Use approved and qualified suppliers for outside processing and escalate any supplier, capability, capacity, or approval issue that may affect production or customer requirements.

• Obtain and document supplier order acknowledgements, confirm committed dates, resolve discrepancies, and maintain current delivery information in the ERP/MRP system.

• Monitor open, past-due, and at-risk purchase orders; communicate status and recovery actions to Planning, Production, Quality, Receiving, and Supply Chain leadership.

• Coordinate required certifications, certificates of conformity, material and process records, traceability documentation, inspection or test reports, and other quality records associated with outside processing purchase orders.

• Identifies, evaluates, and qualifies new suppliers by assessing their capabilities, certifications and approvals, equipment, machinery, services, and material availability.

• Review supplier performance data related to on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, documentation, and cost; support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives as assigned.

• Support supplier quotations, price and lead-time comparisons, cost reviews, and sourcing activities for outside processing requirements when requested.

• Assist with invoice, receipt, and purchase-order discrepancies by coordinating with suppliers, Receiving, Quality, and Accounts Payable to support timely resolution.

• Maintain organized purchasing records and provide documentation for internal, customer, and regulatory audits.

• Perform all work in accordance with LISI policies, safety and environmental requirements, ethical standards, export-control requirements, and applicable site procedures.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

WAYS OF WORKING, EXPERIENCE, AND BEHAVIORS

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Understanding of purchasing, subcontracting, outside processing, supplier communication, and purchase-order administration.

• Previous experience working in an aerospace manufacturing environment is required.

• Working knowledge of aerospace quality expectations, traceability, certifications, configuration control, and supplier documentation.

• Basic understanding of production planning, routings, lead times, inventory, and material or service requirements.

• Ability to release accurate purchase orders and maintain clean, reliable ERP/MRP data.

• Ability to interpret purchase requisitions, routings, specifications, drawings, quality clauses, and supplier commitments sufficiently to communicate complete requirements.

• Strong follow-up, expediting, prioritization, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills.

• Ability to analyze supplier performance and purchasing data, identify risks, and communicate clear status updates.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing environment.

• Professional written and verbal English communication skills required.

• Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard business applications.

• Experience with an ERP/MRP purchasing system required; M3 preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No Supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Purchasing, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant work experience.

Previous experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment required.

Experience in purchasing, buying, materials, production control, subcontracting, or supply chain operations; experience with outside processing is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience creating, releasing, maintaining, and following up on purchase orders or comparable supply-chain transactions.

Ability to work independently while operating within established procedures, approval limits, and quality requirements.

APICS / ASCM coursework or certification, ERP experience, and familiarity with AS9100 or Nadcap requirements are preferred.

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of calibration software program; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and have the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, area and volume. Ability to perform descriptive and inferential statistics.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and seldom lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY

Participate in the development and promotion of the HSE culture

Be exemplary in terms of health, safety and the environment, in particular by :

• Respecting and ensuring respect for the instructions and rules established in the field of health, safety and the environment (in particular the LISI golden rules)

• Immediately correcting, whenever possible, or reporting to his or her superiors and/or the HSE department, any malfunction or risky situation in the fields of health, safety and environmental protection

• Implementing preventive actions to reduce the environmental footprint and control health and safety risks

Participate, upon request, in analyses (of risks, incidents) and HSE working groups related to his/her professional scope

Be familiar with the main health and safety risks and the main environmental impacts relating to the scope of his/her work

Be familiar with the site's HSE policy and objectives

To be able to make proposals for improving working conditions and limiting environmental impact