Buyer Senior

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

Coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as aircraft parts, licenses/agreements, hardware, electronics, and raw material for the organization.

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Senior Buyer has a proven track record in cost reduction and development of strategic sourcing strategies.
• Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals and processes.
• Is successful in forecasting, monitoring inventory levels and supplier performance.
• Implements continuous improvement and recommendations.
• Works with allocated key suppliers to improve on time delivery and quality statistics to target levels.
• Expedite and reschedule to meet customer requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to handle heavy workloads and changing priorities to achieve company goals and ability to work independently and follow through on tasks.
• Must have outstanding organizational skills and proven ability to manage priorities and work schedule to meet multiple deadlines and expectations.
• Ensure that all departments are advised on order status to facilitate answering customer inquiries.
• Works with Engineering groups in sourcing new designs and material specifications.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to interface with multiple internal departments.
• Knowledge of domestic and international standard procurement practices and procedures.
• Experience in export/import regulations, ITAR and knowledge of current incoterms.
• Accountable for the security of FSI materials, projects and business information regarding the methods and techniques used in the production and usage of FSI products.
• Advise and mentor the Junior Buyer on purchasing activities, review and allocate workload based on requisition count and work-in-progress activity.
• Able to adhere to a work schedule including prompt and regular attendance.
• Some travel may be necessary.
• Exhibit and practice professional and courteous behavior while interacting with both internal and external customers.
• Interact within a cooperative environment through beneficial behavior, commitment to common goals, contribution to problem solving, communication of ideas and suggestions, and encouragement to other employees and departments.
• Accountable for the control and distribution of documents and/or equipment subject to export control restrictions and the security of FSI materials, projects and business information regarding the methods and techniques used in the production and usage of FSI products.
• Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of assigned tasks.Able to adhere to a work schedule including prompt and regular attendance.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  
  

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree from college or university in a supply chain discipline

Minimum Experience

Eight years of experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel.
• Purchasing software,
• luency in English, through both verbal and written communications
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Able to apply concepts of basic algebra.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.