The posting
For more than 65 years, HEICO Corporation, a NYSE traded company, has thrived by serving niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. HEICO’s high-energy culture focuses our Team Members’ on providing high quality products and services to our customer base, which is made up of most of the world’s airlines and the defense industry. Our leadership approach creates a dynamic environment that continually challenges our Team Members to perform their best. Forbes Magazine recently ranked HEICO as one of the 200 “Best Small Companies” and 200 “Hot Shot Stocks”.
Seal Dynamics is currently recruiting a Buyer for their New Product Development Group, located in Tampa, FL.
Overview
The Buyer will support the Supply Chain team by performing day-to-day purchasing, material coordination, supplier follow-up, expediting, and ERP activities. This position will work closely with the Procurement Managers, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other internal departments to ensure materials are purchased and delivered in accordance with established requirements for quality, cost, and schedule.
The position will support the timely execution and administration of assigned purchase orders and material requirements while identifying potential supply issues and escalating them to the appropriate team member.
This is a developmental position intended for an individual who is interested in building a career in procurement, purchasing, material planning, and supply chain management. It reports to the Director of Supply Chain.
* This role is an in-person role reporting to our Tampa, FL location.
Responsibilities
Purchasing
- Prepare and issue purchase orders for assigned materials, services, supplies, and miscellaneous expenses in accordance with established purchasing procedures.
- Prepare purchase order changes, revisions, and other purchasing documentation as required.
- Obtain and maintain supplier purchase order acknowledgements.
- Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers to confirm order status and delivery dates.
- Expedite materials as necessary to support production, customer, and business requirements.
- Maintain accurate promised delivery dates, supplier notes, and other relevant information in the company ERP system.
- Communicate material requirements and delivery expectations to suppliers.
- Identify potential late deliveries, shortages, or other supply issues and escalate them to the appropriate Procurement team member.
- Assist Procurement Managers with supplier communication and other procurement projects as assigned.
- Escalate significant supplier, delivery, quality, pricing, or material availability issues to the appropriate Procurement Manager for direction and resolution.
- Maintain professional working relationships with assigned suppliers through routine purchasing and expediting activities.
- Track supplier commitments and communicate changes or delays internally.
- Assist with resolving routine supplier issues and escalate significant quality, delivery, pricing, or contractual concerns.
Data & Administrative Support
- Generate and maintain purchasing reports and spreadsheets as requested.
- Analyze basic purchasing and material data to identify trends, shortages, late orders, and other areas requiring attention.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, amendments, acknowledgements, shipping notices, and related documentation.
- Assist with maintaining procurement procedures, work instructions, and other documentation.
- Support Procurement Managers with special projects, process improvements, and data analysis.
Cross-Functional Support
- Communicate material status and delivery information to internal departments.
- Work closely with Procurement, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other departments to support material requirements.
- Participate in procurement and material-planning meetings as required.
- Assist with coordinating actions resulting from material shortages, supplier delays, and other procurement issues.
- Provide timely and accurate information to customer support.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of ERP systems.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Internet search engines and browsers.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint; exposure to Power BI preferred.
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
- Highly responsive, motivated, and detail oriented.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong work ethic and sense of urgency.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team.
- Basic ability to read engineering drawings and Bills of Material preferred.
Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- Previous purchasing, material planning, supply chain, manufacturing, or related experience preferred, but not required.
- Aerospace or manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
- APICS, ASCM, ISM, purchasing, or material-management certification is a plus.
- Basic understanding of materials, purchasing processes, and supplier relationships.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities. Strong communication, follow-up, and computer skills are essential. This is a developmental position for someone who is motivated to learn and build a career in procurement and supply chain. The selected candidate will receive training on company purchasing procedures, ERP systems, procurement processes, and supplier coordination responsibilities, with opportunities to take on additional responsibilities as knowledge and experience grow.
No relocation will be provided.
