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Project Buyer – General Procurement Jobs in Herndon, VA at Airbus
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Position Title:
Project Buyer
Reports to (Position Title):
HO General Procurement
Grade/Classification (HR Use Only):
Exempt: __X _Non-Exempt: ___
Department:
General Procurement
Location:
Herndon , VA/ Wichita, KS/ Mobile, AL
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Position Summary:(Describe the accountabilities of this position in no more than 2 paragraphs)
Under direction of the Head of General Procurement, the Project Buyer’s responsible for maintaining full visibility of the required contractual data, spend data, and schedule of on-going tendering projects to support the activities of General Procurement in North Americas.. This role includes supporting Sr/Catagory Buyers who are managing Multi Functional teams (MFT’s), drum beating the various tendering project schedules, and assuring visibility and escalation of potential risks to achieving schedule and savings targets. The Project Buyer will also help facilitate the transition from tendering projects into operational ordering with the Buyers and Internal Customers.
The Project Buyer will also be responsible for the acquisition of goods and/or services. They will follow and model Airbus approach on deliveries and contractual terms and conditions.
Essential Functions(Primary Responsibilities – Summarise, as briefly as possible, the most important activities/responsibilities (5 to 7) the jobholder has to fulfil):
Facilitate general procurement transactions to fill business needs and provide internal customers with goods and services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines and with the respective commodity strategies and borderlines defined by the management organisation to the customers’ complete satisfaction.
Ensure full compliance of contract storage & data availability in the applicable tools (eProc, Click & Source & Click n Buy) for Senior Buyers to prepare for MFT’s much more efficiently and Buyers to align operational ordering with contract scope
Preparation of spend data analysis available for preparation of tendering projects, contract amendment negotiations, and MFT preparation
Perform “Local for Local” procurement activities in alignment with the MFT’s strategy, based on GP terms and regulations.
Deliver on initiatives contributing to Airbus Group’s Savings Programs using the levers of requirement harmonisation/standardisation, challenge of the specifications, volume aggregation and control of demand.
Develop a collaborative relationship with the various functions to understand and incorporate quality feedback into contact and negotiations with suppliers.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Responsibilities:
Lead & support development and implementation of general procurement techniques and guidelines (e-catalogs/e-brochures, etc.) and other site projects where General Procurement will be heavily involved.
Maintain cooperative relationships and engage with them in strategic and transactional ac…
Title: Project Buyer – General Procurement
Company: Airbus
Location: Herndon, VA
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