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Aerospace Buyer (Remote)

HIL99: Field Office Remote Location, Remote City, IL, 62701 USA

Date Posted:

2024-08-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIL99: Field Office Remote Location, Remote City, IL, 62701 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

We are seeking a Commodity Management and Sourcing Specialist to lead and execute our sourcing strategies for the Power and Controls Engineered Items Commodity. In this role, you will secure competitive quotations, conduct in-depth bid analysis, and recommend top suppliers. You'll also handle contract awards and extensions, cultivate robust supplier relationships, mitigate risks, and drive substantial cost savings.  

Join us to make a significant impact on our sourcing processes and contribute to our overall success. 

What You Will Do 

  • Develop and implement commodity and supplier strategies to align with business unit and company goals. 

  • Conduct RFQs and analyze bids. 

  • Lead contract negotiations. 

  • Collaborate with Operational Procurement, Engineering, and Program Management. 

  • Support buy-to-buy projects and work transfer initiatives. 

  • Assist in creating comprehensive commodity and supplier strategies. 

  • Forecast potential issues and spending for assigned suppliers. 

  • Drive special projects with suppliers and cross-functional teams. 

 

Qualifications You Must Have 

  • Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience 

  • U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62  

Qualifications We Prefer 

  • Experience with electronics or engineered items commodities. 

  • Proven project management experience. 

  • Proficiency in SAP. 

  • Familiarity with Tableau. 

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What We Offer 

Benefits:    

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance   

  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees   

  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option   

  • Tuition reimbursement program  

  • Student Loan Repayment Program   

  • Life insurance and disability coverage   

  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection  

  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits  

  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning   

  • Adoption Assistance            

  • Autism Benefit   

  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions   

  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program  

  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits   

  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services  

  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program   

  •  And more!   

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Job Profile

Regions

North America

Countries

United States

Restrictions

Onsite Part-Time Part-time position U.S. Citizen U.S. Person U.S. person requirement

Benefits/Perks

401(k) Plan Adoption Assistance And more Autism Benefit Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits Bright Horizons Child and elder care services Collaboration Dental Disability coverage Doctor on Demand Eligible for the Re-Empower Program Employee assistance plan Employee Assistance Program Employer matching funds Employer retirement contribution Flexible Spending Accounts Flexible work schedules Healthy You Incentives Innovation Life Insurance Life insurance and disability coverage Medical Medical, dental, and vision insurance Optional coverages Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning Paid Time Off Parental leave Parental leave benefits Pet Insurance Re-Empower Program Retirement Scholar program Second opinion program Student Loan Repayment Student Loan Repayment Program Teladoc Medical Experts Three weeks of vacation Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees Three weeks vacation Tuition reimbursement Tuition reimbursement program Vacation Virtual doctor Virtual doctor visits Vision Vision Insurance Wellness Wellness rewards Wellness rewards program

Tasks
  • Analysis
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Collaboration
  • Develop commodity strategies
  • Lead contract negotiations
  • Mitigate risks
  • Negotiations
  • Planning
  • Project management
Skills

Aerospace Analysis Bid analysis C Coaching Collaboration Contract Negotiation Contract negotiations Controls Cost Savings Digital Digital Tools Electronics Engineering Integrity IT Leadership Legal Planning Procurement Program Management Project Management Risk mitigation SAP Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Strategy Supplier Relationship Management Tableau Training

Experience

5 years

Education

Advanced degree Advanced Degree in a related field AS Business Degree Engineering Legal Related Field University Degree

Timezones

America/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9