Purchasing Buyer, Senior

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented professional to join our Customer Success Team as a Senior Buyer. This role owns complex and high-value purchasing activity and helps shape supply chain strategy and execution. The Senior Buyer works independently with suppliers and Safran stakeholders to manage supplier performance, resolve customer-critical issues, reduce supply risk, and support the successful introduction of new products. The role also provides guidance to other team members and helps strengthen purchasing processes across the team.
We're the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. Serve as a lead point of contact for assigned suppliers and internal stakeholders, including international partners, and guide complex supplier discussions.
Expert in data integrity and maintenance.
Execute complex requisitions and purchasing strategies supporting company programs and projects.
Lead cross-functional efforts with Procurement, Planning, Trade Compliance, Quality, Logistics, Engineering, and Operations to resolve significant supply chain issues.
Own a portfolio of high-value spend involving COTS parts, complex assemblies, and services.
Lead supplier negotiations involving cost, terms, quality, and delivery.
Monitor supplier capacity, lead-time risk, and supply chain vulnerabilities; Lead supplier recovery plans for customer-critical escalations, including corrective actions, stakeholder updates, and follow-through.
Lead procurement planning and supplier integration for new product introductions.
Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, including Operations, Business Development, Finance, Quality, and Engineering, and advise them on supplier strategy and risk.
Mentor team members, support alignment on key performance indicators (KPIs), and provide guidance for professional growth.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, military or industry equivalent experience.
Five or more years of professional purchasing experience managing suppliers.
Ability to make sound decisions while complying with company policies and applicable federal regulations.
Experience working with Aerospace, Defense, or Government customers preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
with occasional travel to suppliers.
Ability to be agile and have fun.

Safran Federal Systems has been awarded as aWinner of the USA Today and Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2026 Award.

Defense organizations, and their contractors.

Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings. The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.