Jr. Buyer

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

L.A. Turbine (LAT), a Chart Industries Company, is a design and manufacturing company creating application-specific, highly engineered turboexpanders that are used in hydrocarbon processing, geothermal power generation, and other power-recovery or refrigeration applications in industrial processes worldwide. Our turboexpander configurations include an expander-compressor with oil or active magnetic bearings, expander-generator, expander-dyno (brake) units, and expander-compressors.

LAT also provides comprehensive aftermarket services including repair, redesign, spare part production and commissioning for all OEM turboexpander makes and models.

The company’s operation is vertically integrated with a best-in-class engineering team, a 90,000 sq. foot manufacturing facility staffed with skilled craftsman and equipment to perform component production with state-of-the-art CNC machinery; mechanical, PLC and electrical assembly; metal fabrication; packaging and in-house resonance, balancing, and mechanical run tests.

Company headquarters and manufacturing is in Valencia, California. The company’s global outreach is extended through 17 worldwide business partners.

Position Summary: The Buyer Is responsible for developing and leading supply chain initiatives and activities, including all aspects of supply chain procurement, material cost reduction, supplier negotiations, quality and delivery improvements, and supply base reduction.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

Job Responsibilities

• Perform pre-bidding quoting.
• Write and distribute RFQ’s; receive, analyze and negotiate bids, quotes and proposals.
• Secures and analyzes quotations, negotiates price and terms with suppliers, and recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
• Ability to provide more than one valid sourcing option on RFQ Summaries.
• Able to negotiate standard rates with potential suppliers that are improved when reviewed against current suppliers.
• Oversee direct negotiations with suppliers related to pricing and terms and conditions.
• Order high-value and complex specification materials to fulfill the project requirements.
• Ensure all material is delivered to meet the production schedule in accordance with purchasing policies and procedures.
• Expedite deliveries of components needed for production.
• Review drawings and works with engineering and quality to ensure suppliers clearly understand the order requirements.
• Ensure PO’s reference latest drawing revisions and provides suppliers with drawings, terms and conditions and customer specifications to procure compliant material.
• Perform supplier qualification and supplier audits.
• Oversee projects to ensure all schedules and deadlines are met.
• Visit supplier’s facilities as necessary to qualify them as new sources and assist in resolution of production, design, quality, and/or delivery problems.
• Support manager in meeting departmental goals and implementing cost saving ideas.

Your Education Should Be…

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the following fields: Engineering, Sciences, Business Management, Supply Chain Management; or equivalent to 5 years of progressive procurement experience within engineering and manufacturing business environments.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, pushing, and pulling. The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and talk and hear, operate office equipment (computer, copier, scanner, phone, etc.) and repetitive motion. The individual is occasionally required to climb, walk and/or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. This position is subject to both office and uncontrolled manufacturing shop environmental conditions, noise and oils as well as subjected to hazards such as, but not limited to, moving parts and vehicles, heat and chemicals.

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Career background must include experience in organizations which design, engineer and assemble large machinery for use in various global applications including the gas and oil sectors.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in planning, procurement or logistics in an MRP environment.
• 4-6 years of extensive sourcing experience within a technically demanding environment.
• 4-6 years of significant experience of delivering on negotiations.
• 4-6 years of significant experience and knowledge of the supply base relevant to commodity.
• 4-6 years of significant experience in establishing, driving and developing supplier relationships.
• Excellent communicator with interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and sustain day to day procurement activities.
• Excellent problem solving capability along with computer proficiency.
• Knowledge of materials management procedures.
• Detail-oriented, excellent time management skills in order to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Supplier Management.
• Background in dealing with engineering, document control, and product management functions preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and theoretical understanding of purchasing concepts and practices (i.e. pricing parameter, delivery requirements, quality issues, supplier relationships, changing master schedules, etc.).
• Competent with MS Office Suite, with emphasis on Excel

Chart is an equal opportunity employer