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Job overview
The Buyer (Machinery) Aerospace will procure machinery components, fabricated parts, raw materials, and production supplies, managing purchasing from sourcing through delivery. The role negotiates with suppliers, reviews engineering documentation, monitors inventory and production schedules, and supports new product introductions and engineering changes. It also maintains purchasing records in ERP/MRP systems and analyzes supplier performance, spend, and cost-saving opportunities.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Description
Key Responsibilities
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Procure machinery components, fabricated parts, raw materials, and production supplies.
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Manage the full purchasing cycle from sourcing through delivery.
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Negotiate pricing, contracts, and supplier agreements.
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Review engineering drawings, technical specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs).
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Monitor inventory levels and production schedules to ensure material availability.
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Develop and maintain supplier relationships while evaluating vendor performance.
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Expedite critical orders and resolve supply chain issues.
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Partner closely with Engineering, Production, Planning, and Quality teams.
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Support new product introductions and engineering change requirements.
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Maintain accurate purchasing records within ERP/MRP systems.
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Analyze spend, supplier performance, and cost-saving opportunities.
Requirements
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Previous Buyer experience within a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, industrial equipment, or machinery environment.
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Experience purchasing mechanical components, fabricated parts, tooling, or production materials.
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Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
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Experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems.
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Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.
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U.S. Citizenship required.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,110 open Buyer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$84–117K/yr100 salary ranges
- California median$30–33/hr25 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 137 open Buyer jobs in California and 1,110 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril10 open
- General Atomics6 open
- Aston Carter5 open
- Experience
- Buyer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (820 postings).
- Education
- 296 of the 1,110 open Buyer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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