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Buyer

Mercury Systems
Phoenix, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 10/13/2023 CLOSED ON 11/19/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Mercury Systems?

In this role, you have the opportunity to

The job of a Buyer is to negotiate with manufacturers or service providers on the prices of goods and services. They make recommendations to upper management on possible purchases, monitor trends, and attempt to find potential deals. They also attempt to find new products that might improve their company's performance.

You are responsible for

  • Obtain quotes; negotiate with suppliers, and source items with suppliers.
  • Purchasing of goods, materials, and services to meet company operational needs.
  • Considering: price, quality, and delivery and ensuring continuity of supply. Including the request for a quote.
  • Process, order placement, order maintenance, resolution of invoice issues, and order follow-up.
  • Procurement activity may range from low dollar value to high value, with complex requirements requiring negotiations.
  • Analyze and forecast purchasing needs for the company.
  • Provide support for documentation of returned material between quality and suppliers.

You are a part of

This role is a corporate function with a local team supporting each facility's needs. Purchasing operations work closely with multiple departments and functions including Sales, Finance, Product Management, Contracts, Program Management, and customers. Professionalism and customer focus is our main priority.

Worksite location options:

  • Onsite: Phoenix, AZ
  • Hybrid: Not an option based on the role and business needs
  • Remote: Not an option based on the role and business needs

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree or 2 years of experience
  • Knowledge of machined gold-plated RF housings, sheet metal, and general mechanical-related procurement experience preferred.
  • ERP/MRP Experience, Oracle preferred.
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a flexible, change, and fast-paced environment with multiple competing deadlines.
  • Strong ability to work in teams.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills
  • Excellent written & verbal communications skills.

"This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government."


Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

* the role and related responsibilities;
* prior work experience;
* education, training, skills and certifications;
* internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
* geographic location; and
* alignment with market data.
In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:
* bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
* health, life and disability insurance;
* company-paid holidays and time off;
* 401(k) retirement plan;
* discounted employee stock purchase plan;
* tuition reimbursement; and
* access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.
Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.
Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

None
This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual.

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the number below.

(978) 256-1300

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We are proud to be an EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disabilities. If you have a disability and need an accommodation to apply to any job opening please email hr@mrcy.com or call 978-967-1174

 

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