Expeditor

Expeditor / Buyer Location: Hawthorne, CA Pay: $31-$36/hour Employment Type: Temporary, potentially Temp to Hire Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, with some flexibility Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite Industry: Aerospace & Defense Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Expeditor / Buyer to support a fast-paced Aerospace & Defense manufacturing environment in Hawthorne. This individual will be responsible for managing purchase orders, expediting materials, communicating directly with suppliers, and helping ensure critical components arrive on time to support production. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on aerospace purchasing or expediting experience, strong ERP/MRP systems knowledge, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. This role requires someone who is highly organized, comfortable working with large amounts of purchasing and material data, and proactive about identifying potential shortages before they impact production.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor purchase orders from placement through delivery
• Expedite critical materials and components to support production schedules
• Proactively follow up with suppliers regarding past-due, delayed, and at-risk orders
• Obtain updated delivery dates and maintain accurate supplier commitments
• Identify material shortages and escalate potential production impacts
• Utilize ERP/MRP systems to monitor purchase orders, material requirements, shortages, and delivery schedules
• Maintain accurate PO and supplier information within the ERP system
• Review open-order, shortage, and past-due reports and take appropriate action
• Use Microsoft Excel to track, analyze, and report purchasing and material information
• Partner closely with Purchasing, Planning, Operations, and Production teams
• Research and resolve discrepancies between purchase orders, supplier commitments, and system records
• Build strong supplier relationships and hold vendors accountable to delivery commitments
• Track outstanding purchasing and material issues through resolution

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in buying, purchasing, procurement, expediting, supply chain, or materials management
• Aerospace or Defense manufacturing experience strongly required
• Strong hands-on experience working within an ERP/MRP system
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
• Experience managing purchase orders and supplier delivery commitments
• Understanding of material requirements, shortages, lead times, and production schedules
• Proven ability to expedite materials and manage past-due purchase orders
• Strong vendor communication and supplier-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to prioritize urgent material needs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NetSuite, ION, or similar ERP/MRP platforms
• Experience supporting aerospace manufacturing or shop-floor material requirements
• Experience managing supplier recovery plans and critical shortages
• Familiarity with open-order, shortage, and supplier delivery-performance reporting

What We're Looking For We are looking for someone who takes ownership and knows how to keep materials moving. The right candidate will be comfortable picking up the phone and pushing suppliers for updates, digging into ERP data to identify issues, using Excel to organize and analyze purchasing information, and following problems through until they are resolved. This person should understand the urgency of aerospace manufacturing and recognize how one delayed component or inaccurate delivery date can impact an entire production schedule.

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