Job Description:
Apply for tomorrow's opportunity today, with Volt!
Volt is immediately hiring for a Buyer in the Compton/Rancho Dominguez area .
***Competitive Pay/ Market Leader/Overtime ***
As an Buyer you will:
- Work with Logistics Manager to execute delivery schedules on time
- Maintain and monitor supplier Quality and delivery metrics
- Participate in supplier surveys and assessments
- Responsible for reducing lead time.
- Responsible for cost reduction
- Work with Quality on corrective and preventive actions at suppliers
- Must be capable of handling all purchasing activities during absences
- Work with manufacturing to develop tooling suppliers for tool life and tool cost improvements.
- Negotiate with tooling suppliers lead time reduction by forecasting usage and carrying die blanks.
- Develop professional relationships with key suppliers
- Communicate Quality and delivery requirements and score cards to the suppliers
Schedule: M to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm
The ideal Buyer candidate will have:
- Minimum of five (5) years' experience as a buyer in Aerospace fasteners. Knowledge Aerospace standards for raw material and DFAR requirements.
- Proficient with MS Office, strong background in Excel and Access data base.
- Effective time management
- Critical thinking to identify alternate solutions to problems
- Strong ability to work under pressure
- Good organizational skills
- Good presentation skills
- Strong ability to work well with peers and managers
- Strong leadership skills
- Must be able to communicate at all levels
- Good intrapersonal skills
- Attention to detail to ensure correct type, quantity and prices are reflected on the P.O's
Pay Rate: < 30.00-40.00/hr + >
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr_dept@volt.com. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
