Buyer

Are you a Buyer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have progressive experience in manufacturing or engineering (Aerospace)?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in East Aurora, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• This role is the primary point of contact responsible for the holistic end-to-end management of assigned suppliers in the EA MMA organization.
• The Supply Specialist will drive supplier performance (specific to inventory, quality, and delivery targets), build collaborative supplier relationships, and support factory needs.
• This role allows the candidate to take hold of the assigned scope and positively impact the growing business.
• Responsible for end-to-end surveillance, monitoring, managing, and developing effective supplier relationships to achieve business requirements.
• Daily/weekly supplier management and conversion of demand signals into Compliant Purchase Orders, by contractual terms and conditions, and aligned with the client's systems and processes.
• Responsible for developing and managing effective supplier relationships to meet business requirements.
• Provides effective purchase order management to ensure current and verified delivery information is reflected using standard systems and processes.
• Builds an effective cadence with assigned suppliers to support needed expedites and reschedules, when necessary, expedites supplier deliveries to achieve site operational requirements.
• Evaluation of supplier performance, including the identification and mitigation of risks.
• Drives root cause investigations and corrective actions to achieve continuous supplier improvement.
• Operate with urgency, be proactive regarding operational issues, and ensure continuity of supply from assigned suppliers.
• Ensures the effective and timely closure of root cause and corrective actions.
• Leads problem-solving activities to resolve issues affecting supplier relationships and supply chain performance.
• Support and potentially lead supplier performance recovery & improvement activities.
• Provides support for supplier selection and supplier development.
• Identifying and pursuing quality, cost, delivery, and lead time improvements.
• Need to communicate both internally and externally with customers and suppliers effectively.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $30 - $33/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week (1^st Shift).

Length: Temp (6 Months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or engineering (Aerospace).

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain or Business.
• Certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Program Management.
• APICS or other industry standard certifications.
• An engineering or technical background.
• Good communication/organizational skills and understanding of complex regulations/procedures.
• Ability to deal with various tasks at any one time and understand the priorities.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Need good analytical and problem-solving abilities to understand and lead complex supply chain requirements.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.