Job Title: Aerospace Procurement / Buyer - Hybrid Location: VT, USA

Job Description:

This position is for a Supply Chain Procurement / Buyer role to join a growing aerospace team with L&T Technology Services (LTTS). As an important part of the Supply Chain team here at LTTS, you will actively be providing critical value to our customers by helping to identify supplier partners and ensuing timely delivery of critical aerospace components.

This role will work with the LTTS team, as well as our major aerospace customer, for procurement coordination activities with suppliers to place Purchas Orders (POs) with qualified suppliers, purchase parts, and track shipments. Thorough working knowledge of purchasing policies, processes, and procedures for a global publicly traded company.

This is considered a hybrid working position, meaning this role will be working from our customer’s Vergennes, Vermont facility and enable working remotely from home the remaining days.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

Work with the customer to identify qualified suppliers for key aerospace electrical components

Review supplier quotations and evaluate for cost, turnaround time, and quality

Follow standard work to place POs with suppliers

Order parts from suppliers on behalf of the customer, addressing the priority needs for the customer

Generate and maintain a tracker to track commitment dates, supplier progress, action items, and shipments

Report out progress and status to the customer on a regular basis

Assist in generating status reports and sitting in on status meetings to update key LTTS and customer stakeholders

Understand supplier delivery risks and be empowered to generate mitigation plans

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to current supply chain customer processes, tools, trainings, etc.

Adhere to import, export, and procurement regulations.

Travel to the nearby customer site regularly

Ability to read and interpret documents such as Part Prints, Bills of Material, Manufacturing Routings, and Job Order forms.

Excellent interpersonal, communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills.

Strong computer proficiency with desired experience using Microsoft Office Suite and SAP

Ability to prioritize work and adapt your work schedule to meet deadlines.

Demonstrate a strong attention to detail.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 7+ year(s) of relevant experience

Strong electronics background in the aerospace industry

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

An understanding of DPAS & DFARS requirements

Knowledge and experience using consumption-based and forecast-based planning methods.

Previous procurement and sourcing experience in an ISO-9001 or equivalent QMS “Quality Management System”

Exposure to supplier development and delivery assurance

An understanding of engineering outsourcing business practices

Knowledge of supply chain management

Experience with project and/or program management

Experience with engineering and quality processes

Exposure to various manufacturing processes

An ability to build positive intercompany relationships

Outstanding communication and reporting skills

An alignment with LTTS company values, including: Being Purposeful, Ethics & Integrity, Caring, A Culture of Learning, and Results with Accountability.