Buyer
Santa Ana, CA, United States
**Buyer**
at Overair Santa Ana, CA **Company Overview:**
At Overair, we are dedicated to bringing next generation sustainable air transportation to everyone. Our answer is Butterfly, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed to carry passengers safely and affordably over traffic and congestion. Butterfly leverages over two decades of VTOL aircraft development, patented VTOL technology, and flight vehicle experience.
Overair believes in the lofty goals of sustainable air mobility and we are committed to solving the hard challenges along the way. We are building an industry leading team covering an expanse of skills, talents, and expertise to build a superior electric VTOL aircraft. If you enjoy solving difficult problems, and seeing your ideas and visions expressed in aircraft, we want you on our team.
**Job Overview**:
We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Buyer who will be responsible for processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, creating and maintaining inventory, and quality assurance.
**Roles and Responsibilities:**
* Carries out activities associated with purchasing goods, materials, supplies, and services to ensure terms are in the organizations best interest.
* Sources vendors to best fit requirements.
* Assists accounting with vendor payment term set up.
* Prepares purchase orders and negotiates prices to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly, under general guidance.
* Set up Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA).
* Review cost proposals and pricing information.
* Evaluates vendor proposals to ensure that all requirements are met.
* Evaluates competence of vendors performance and quality of product(s).
* Work with staff across the company to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions based on demand.
* Performs other related duties as assigned.
* Track orders to ensure timely delivery, update management.
* Build relationships with suppliers.
**Required Qualifications:**
* 2-5 years of relevant experience.
* Extensive knowledge of contract principles and procedures.
* Analytically minded and possess excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices according to budget.
* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
* Excellent administrative skills.
* Excellent written and communication skills.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
* Work hours Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm PST.
**Desired Qualifications:**
* Prior experience in purchasing a broad range of materials such as custom mechanical parts, raw materials, electrical and hardware components, and outside processing.
* Experience working in Aerospace and AS9100 environment.
* Knowledge of shipping and receiving processes.
* Knowledge of sales and marketing principles.
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