The Associate Buyer is primarily responsible for the identification of the source of supply that will meet Moog’s requirements for best value, on time delivery, and high quality, followed by execution of purchasing processes. The processes used to accomplish this task must be compliant with the documented systems and procedures.

The Associate Buyer will develop a level of expertise about their commodity and the market. Periodically they will be called on to work with multidiscipline teams made up of Moog employees and perhaps customer representative. They must be able to work in this teaming environment, handle the project assignments, and manage their normal workload.

The Associate Buyer will be expected to complete the procurement process in a timely fashion. This requires knowledge of the supply base, current pricing, and market conditions. The Associate Buyer should expect to have a number of these activities happening simultaneously. This workload will require effective time management. Occasional travel to suppliers and customers may be required.

• Processes requisitions, which include sourcing, cost and price analysis, and purchase order generation.
• Read and interpret moderately complex drawings and military specifications.
• Develop and negotiate long term purchasing agreements dealing with moderately complex commodities.
• Monitor procurement activity dealing with moderately complex commodities.
• Negotiate and place purchase orders dealing with moderately complex commodities.
• Expedite open purchase orders to ensure on time deliveries.
• Resolve packing slip problems by coordinating between receiving and suppliers.
• Resolve invoice problems by coordinating between accounts payable and suppliers.
• Develop abstract of bid from information obtained from request for quote.
• Maintain and update procurement data through current production management system.
• Review purchase orders for accuracy and completeness.
• Interface with material planning to resolve any requisition problems.
• Evaluate supplier performance.
• Evaluate and establish economical order quantity.
• Conduct cost/price analysis in support of supplier selection process.
• Review purchase order acknowledgements for accuracy and compliance to terms and conditions of purchase order.
• Assist material estimating in request for quote development, supplier selection and cost/price analysis of information contained in the request for quotation.

• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
• Associates Degree in Business related field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, complex instructions; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Ability to influence people in their opinions, attitudes, or judgments about ideas or things; to motivate, convince, or negotiate.
• Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts, and technical information.
• Ability to identify task requirements and monitor progress toward accomplishment.
• Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.
• Ability to systematically identify and define problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement cost effective solutions.
• Ability to access U.S. export-controlled information

• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) purchasing experience
• Certification in Purchasing, Inventory Control, and/or Supply Chain Management
• Production/manufacturing experience
• Production planning familiarity
• Lean six sigma methodology certification/training/experience

Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at www.moog.com. Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ over 11,500 employees in 28 countries. While we are most known for our products that are the best in the industry, what’s unique about Moog is our enabling, pioneering culture. We operate within a culture of trust and mutual respect, allowing our employees to collaborate to produce cutting edge technology.

At Moog we work in an environment where people trust, respect and encourage one another. We believe in our people and it shows in everything we do. We’d like to invite you to become part of our continued success.

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