Buyer / Planner - Commodity Specialist

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors, handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, lasers, and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams. We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

Teledyne FLIR is hiring a Buyer/Planner in Wilsonville, OR. The Buyer/Planner will be responsible for quoting and purchasing materials for high tech infrared cameras and gimbaled assemblies. Buyer/Planners for Teledyne FLIR assist in ensuring quality, supplier reliability, and timely deliveries to meet company objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing complex commodities for build-to-print assemblies. This includes sourcing, negotiating, coordinating, and overseeing all aspects of the procurement process.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, facilitate and manage commodity projects focused on strategic initiatives, cost reduction and process improvement.

• Manage procurements for assigned commodities to satisfy business needs while complying with government, quality systems, and company policy requirements. 

• Identify and recommend suppliers by investigating potential sources, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.

• Evaluate suppliers for production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria.

• Manage day to day supplier issues, maintain purchasing master data in ERP system, and complete required documentation associated with government procurements.

• Monitor and assess supplier performance, advising appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill agreements.

• Manage supplier evaluation process and address root cause and corrective action with suppliers who provide defective material.

• Ensure procurement specifications, drawings, and supplemental information is properly transmitted to suppliers.

• Resolve invoice discrepancies as required.

• Evaluate bids for standard and non-standard items to ensure successful supply chain execution.

• Prepare moderately complex reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.

• Maintain and monitor inventory levels within scope of procurement responsibilities.

• Analyze and process MRP requirements.

• Process and execute purchase orders in accordance with company policy and spend/approval matrix.

• Monitor Master Supply and Non-Disclosure agreements for modification and/or renewal.

• Drive continuous improvement in supply chain quality, delivery, and cost processes including sourcing activities and inventory reduction.

• Provide strategic focus to improve current processes to promote further efficiencies in purchasing procedures.

• Work in partnership with Manufacturing and Engineering to assure all production requirements are met.

• Conduct diverse problem solving and facilitate solutions to schedule changes and commercial/technical issues.

• Perform ERP analysis and planning through order placement and management including the following: analyze purchase requisitions; initiate RFQs/RFPs; review bids; select vendors; negotiate terms, conditions and pricing of material or services to be procured and issue/manage subsequent purchase orders.

• Lead on-time delivery and production productivity by maintaining an effective supply chain.

• Utilize project management skills to integrate and perform in multiple cross-functional teams.

Job Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of direct Purchasing experience, Supply Chain management discipline preferred.

• High school degree or equivalent required, Bachelor’s Degree a plus.

• Extensive experience developing commodity strategies.

• SAP / MRP system experience desired.

• Commodity experience with Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Subassemblies a plus.

• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR a plus.

• APICS/CPM certification desired.

• Ability to execute tasks independently as well as in a team environment.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​