Must be a citizen of the U.S.

Delta is an AS9100 registered facility which manufactures prototype and production gears and housings to support the aerospace and defense industries.

Job Summary: The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring the materials, supplies, and outside services, ensuring quality, timely delivery, and cost-effectiveness while maintaining accurate records and managing supplier relationships. They are also responsible for ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issues or discrepancies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate commodity cost estimates to build sourcing, negotiation, and supplier development strategies.
• Negotiation of part costs, logistics, and tooling with supply base.
• Manages the ERP system that powers automated purchasing and replenishment, product classifications, demand analysis, forecasting and inventory management.
• Analyze costs to understand and evaluate supplier competitiveness.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure that they fulfill all customer requests.
• Prepare and process purchase orders.
• Verify and reconcile purchase orders and requisitions.
• Manage inventory levels.
• Communicate with suppliers to resolve issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, supplier information, and contracts.
• Monitor market trends and identify opportunities for cost savings and product improvements.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field like business administration, supply chain management or finance.
• 5 – 7 years purchasing/procurement experience, preferably working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and with business application software, ERP, purchasing, and resource planning systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Team player with strong organizational skills.
• US Citizenship, we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
• Aerospace or Defense industry experience as plus.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

The Delta Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Delta Companies are an Equal Employment Opportunity in the workplace without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or veteran status.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.