05435 - Purchasing Specialist

Purchasing Specialist Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Full-Time, Salaried Work Location: Clyde, New York Work Arrangement: Onsite Salary Range: $90,000–$100,000 annually Bonus: 10% annual bonus Experience Required: Typically 6+ years of progressively responsible purchasing experience Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field Travel Requirements: Quarterly international travel to Scotland Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Purchasing Specialist to obtain the best quality, service, and value for products and services through competitive bidding, negotiation, and supplier management. This position involves purchasing critical, complex, and high-value materials, components, equipment, and services; identifying and developing suppliers; negotiating contracts; and ensuring reliable delivery to support aerospace manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will have a strong purchasing background, a strategic mindset, and the professionalism to represent the organization during international supplier visits. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify manufacturing purchasing needs; research, evaluate, and recommend suppliers, materials, and services.
• Prepare statements of work, bidder lists, requests for quotation (RFQs), and requests for proposal (RFPs).
• Conduct supplier site visits to evaluate production capabilities, performance, delivery, and business practices.
• Participate in supplier certification activities with technical and quality teams.
• Evaluate supplier proposals, select suppliers for complex or technical purchases, and develop alternate sources of supply.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, quality requirements, service commitments, and final contract terms and conditions.
• Issue and administer purchase orders and procurement agreements through completion.
• Maintain accurate supplier lead times and purchasing documentation.
• Coordinate purchasing activities involving international suppliers and applicable import/export requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and initiate corrective actions to prevent contract failures or production delays.
• Resolve supplier quality and shipment discrepancies in coordination with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality.
• Facilitate inspections, substitutions, standardization, and supplier meetings.
• Negotiate settlements involving damage claims, rejected materials, losses, returns, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes.
• Monitor supplier compliance with company, government, commercial, technical, and quality requirements.
• Prepare complex purchasing reports and analyses, evaluate trends and alternatives, and recommend improvements.
• Apply continuous improvement methods to purchasing processes and supplier performance.
• Evaluate proposed changes to materials, methods, and procedures.
• Support or lead special projects and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
• Maintain current professional and technical knowledge through training,