Senior Buyer - Overhaul and Repairs

Overhaul and Repairs - Senior Buyer

Location: Bethel, CT

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $42.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Travel Requirements: No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. [Export-control compliance required. See recruiter for eligibility details.]

Job Summary

The client's AER FED division is currently seeking an Overhaul and Repairs Senior Buyer to join the team. The Senior Buyer is responsible for procuring, planning, and coordinating materials required to support the timely repair and delivery of customer products for the Beltsville Repair Station. This role manages supplier sourcing, ordering, and material availability while aligning demand requirements with repair schedules to support shop execution. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Customer Support. The position proactively identifies material shortages, supplier constraints, and lead‑time risks that may impact turnaround time (TAT).

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and procure materials required to support repair execution, ensuring adequate availability while minimizing excess inventory, obsolescence, and material aging. Ensure material clears receiving inspection and is released for shop‑floor use in a timely manner.
• Manage material transactions, allocations, and expedites as needed to support repair schedules, AOG priorities, and committed turnaround times.
• Release and manage purchase orders (POs) for repair parts and outside processing, following up with suppliers to ensure on‑time delivery, successful inspection release, and minimal repair delays.
• Act as the primary Materials Planning Analyst for the Repair Station, responsible for aligning repair demand with material availability, capacity, and customer requirements.
• Manage repair order queues to ensure smooth workflow and timely progression of priority and critical repairs in accordance with established priorities in order to achieve committed turnaround times (TAT) and promise dates.
• Own Planning KPI performance for the Repair Station, maintaining daily and monthly metrics including backlog, past‑due orders, turnaround time (TAT), sales, and priority/critical repair performance. Track and provide updates to team in daily tier meetings.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, and customer service teams to proactively resolve material, capacity, or process constraints impacting repair flow and turnaround time in order to support repair shop execution and schedule adherence.
• Identify and onboard new suppliers.

Required Skills

• Strong experience and knowledge of MRP/ERP concepts as well as inventory systems experience.
• Possess sound knowledge and experience in successfully deploying purchasing strategies and driving cost‑out.
• Ability to analyze, identify, and implement opportunities and corporate initiatives for improvement that have measurable dollar impact annually.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Ability to generate reports, synthesize information, and communicate findings in an effective manner.
• Proactive — someone that can take initiative; teamwork (working well with other functions).
• Ability to work cross‑functionally in order to proactively drive solutions.
• Knowledge of Repair Station metrics (TAT, days in house).
• Applied engineering and manufacturing knowledge to support accurate material planning, lead‑time estimation, and repair scheduling.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (required).

Required Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in supply chain within a manufacturing environment.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience in supply chain supporting a Repair Station.
• Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) experience.
• APICS CPIM certification.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• This position requires access to export‑controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, the applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as: (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• Only candidates within a 50‑mile radius of Beltsville, MD will be considered.

About the Client

This global power management company has been at the heart of industrial innovation for over a century, operating in more than 100 countries with revenues of approximately $20.8 billion. With approximately 160,000 employees worldwide and operations spanning electrical systems, aerospace components, vehicle powertrain solutions, and data center infrastructure, the organization is positioned at the center of the global energy transition — developing intelligent power management technologies that help businesses, governments, and communities operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The company has been recognized in Newsweek's list of Global Most Loved Workplaces and employs teams across electrical engineering, power systems, aerospace, software development, and supply chain disciplines, offering broad career opportunities for professionals seeking work with global consequence.

Job Number: 26-14950

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