Buyer

Position Summary

The Buyer works closely with Production Control, Sales, Engineering and Operations to source parts, tools and supplies for the production of critical aerospace hardware and tooling. Purchasing at FTI is carried out within a disciplined aerospace environment requiring full traceability per AS9100 and financial compliance per SOX. FTI Supply Chain operates with the full support and backing of Precision Castparts Corporation. The Buyer is part of a larger Supply Chain Team with other buyers focused on raw materials and outside processing.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review MRP daily to identify sourcing needs
• Make supplier selection and assign pricing to each job
• Compile purchasing job packets
• Create and place PO’s for relevant parts
• Follow up with Suppliers for accurate status and delivery dates
• Update PO dates in the system as required
• Negotiate best price
• Ensure compliance to part specifications and quality requirements
• Manage assigned suppliers to ensure contractual compliance and performance
• Follow up and maintain accurate and detailed record keeping of transactions and communications
• Follow and maintain department standard operating procedures including Environmental, Health, and Safety Policy, SOX compliance, and procurement best practices
• Ability to work on a rotating weekend schedule
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education or Experience

• High School Diploma required
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
• Proficient with MS Office suite
• 2 to 5 years of purchasing experience. Purchasing in a Manufacturing Environment preferred
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with concepts of B.O.O. and B.O.M., min/max inventory levels, safety stock, accounting, and other professional concepts that affect purchasing decisions
• Ability to identify a fair market value for any given product

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.