Sr. Buyer

Sr Buyer

Work Location: Onsite in Kent, WA, Huntsville, AL, Florida, or California

Duration: 3 months - W2 Contract

Responsibilities:

• Drive down overdue purchase orders through daily follow-up, escalation, and root-cause resolution; own the aging backlog for your assigned categories and suppliers.
• Improve supplier on-time delivery (OTD) performance against committed dates; identify chronic underperformers and implement corrective action plans.
• Secure and enforce timely PO acknowledgement from suppliers, confirming price, quantity, delivery date, and terms.
• Track and manage daily metrics (overdue POs, PO acknowledgement rate, OTD, cycle time, cost savings) and report status to leadership.
• Source, negotiate, and procure services across various categories.
• Manage the procurement process from requisition creation through final payment of invoices and be accountable for resolving issues within this process.
• Conduct price analysis in support of supplier proposals and lead formal negotiations of all types.
• Review service procurement requests for compliance, implement contracts, and engage with suppliers to ensure optimal pricing, service, and terms while reducing costs and minimizing risk.
• Ensure professional and consistent supplier management, cultivating relationships across the supply base in alignment with internal policies.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation and records for all agreement types.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Track and manage daily metrics.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in procurement/purchasing, specifically in Supply Chain Services Procurement.
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, supplier identification, and evaluation.
• Experience sourcing and evaluating potential suppliers across multiple service categories.
• Independent and entrepreneurial work style; experience in a hyper-growth company or comparable environment is desirable.
• Strong ability to engage with different internal and senior stakeholders and work effectively with multiple functional teams.
• Essential skills include an analytical approach, excellent negotiation abilities, strong communication skills, and comfort operating at all hierarchy levels.
• Ability to interpret and apply company policies, procedures, work instructions, business standards, and U.S. government regulations (i.e., FAR, DFAR compliance).
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset with experience establishing and tracking program metrics.
• Ability to perform written price reasonableness determinations and price analyses using various pricing methods and data sources.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines, multi-task, and prioritize workload on a daily basis.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in aerospace or other technical industries.
• Experience with Government Contracts.