Experience

CASSAVANT MACHINING LLC

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • May 2006 - Present

  Phoenix, Arizona, United States • Work within tight knit team of passionate Purchasers, building relationships with material suppliers.• Quote, purchase, and receive raw materials and corresponding documents used to produce various aerospace parts. Utilize expertise in helping to train new employees that are hired for similar positions.• Bring in materials that are essential to starting jobs on time and for customer delivery. Locate exotic and rarely-produced materials in a timely manner due to building and maintaining close… Show more • Work within tight knit team of passionate Purchasers, building relationships with material suppliers.• Quote, purchase, and receive raw materials and corresponding documents used to produce various aerospace parts. Utilize expertise in helping to train new employees that are hired for similar positions.• Bring in materials that are essential to starting jobs on time and for customer delivery. Locate exotic and rarely-produced materials in a timely manner due to building and maintaining close and trusting relationships with suppliers – pulling off some impossible deadlines to obtain parts for the customer.• Provide leadership and strategic direction via vast knowledge of raw materials and documents. • Negotiate optimum prices relative to specific/immediate needs, knowing purchasing requirements, price breaks, and other order quantity determinants. Develop schedules to meet customer demand. • Participate in purchasing functions on a daily basis, including assisting with parts inventory and communication with external vendors. Negotiate with vendors/suppliers to secure best pricing/terms. • Coordinate with suppliers on delivery performance, negotiate pricing, and implement new processes. • Build relationships with suppliers to ensure production deliveries are aligned with demand. Negotiateprice and purchase on needed resources. Manage suppliers through relationship building and reviews. • Maintain all files, such as: customer, vendor, purchase order, invoices, and shipping documents. Conduct research on product market information related to packaging, labeling, and supply purchases. • Regularly monitor delivery schedule of inventory to ensure timely arrival of purchased materials.• Oversee team building and enablement. Follow procedures in accordance with established policies.• Create and process all purchase orders to include direct ship and inventory/non-inventory items. Ensure inventory levels are maintained to adequately meet operational needs and requirements. Show less