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Amazing opportunities.\nGKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.\nJob Summary\nThe Buyer (Site) is responsible for the local commercial management of assigned suppliers and non-strategic sourcing activities within a designated manufacturing site or defined geographic area. This role supports procurement operations by ensuring materials and services are sourced competitively and in alignment with established commodity strategies, business objectives, and customer requirements.\nThe Buyer manages supplier performance related to cost, quality, and delivery, supports supplier transitions and industrialization activities, and serves as a key interface between site operations, program teams, and commodity management. The position is accountable for maintaining procurement data integrity, supporting cost reduction initiatives, mitigating supplier risk, and ensuring compliance with applicable contractual, export control, and regulatory requirements.\nJob Responsibilities\nProcurement & Sourcing\nExecute local sourcing activities in accordance with approved commodity and procurement strategies.\nSupport supplier selection activities, including RFQ/RFP processes, utilizing e-sourcing tools and established procurement procedures.\nImplement and support global and regional supplier agreements within the assigned geographic area.\nManage purchasing activities to ensure achievement of cost, quality, and delivery objectives.\nNegotiate and manage procurement arrangements, including transitions from purchase orders to scheduling agreements, consignment programs, and other supply models.\nSupplier Management & Industrialization\nCoordinate and manage supplier and part transfers, including industrialization activities for minor transfer programs through First Article Inspection (FAI) approval.\nSupport major supplier and part transfer initiatives in partnership with Commodity Management and cross-functional stakeholders.\nMonitor supplier performance and proactively address delivery, quality, cost, and contractual issues.\nServe as an escalation point for supplier-related commercial and contractual concerns, collaborating with Senior Buyers and Commodity Managers as required.\nSupport supplier development plans and continuous improvement initiatives.\nProgram & Operational Support\nAct as the procurement interface between site operations, program teams, and commodity management for sourcing initiatives and engineering change programs.\nReport procurement activity and participate in site reviews to ensure alignment with business objectives.\nManage site procurement change control activities and ensure compliance with applicable export control regulations, including ITAR requirements.\nMaintain the integrity and accuracy of procurement-related data, including Bills of Material (BOMs), item records, and contract information.\nEnsure supplier receipt of customer-enabled materials, pricing updates, and demand forecasts.\nRisk, Compliance & Financial Management\nAssess and manage supplier risk using established tools and methodologies, including supplier readiness assessments and financial risk monitoring.\nManage raw material inventory levels for purchased components in alignment with program requirements and production schedules.\nResolve supplier invoice discrepancies related to pricing and purchasing transactions.\nEnsure compliance with internal procurement policies, contractual obligations, and applicable aerospace and defense regulations.\n\nJob Qualifications\nHigh school diploma or equivalent required.\nMinimum of two (2) years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Purchasing.\nMinimum of one (1) year of experience in a Buyer or similar procurement role.\nExperience supporting supplier relationships, sourcing activities, purchasing processes, or inventory management.\n\nExperience purchasing direct materials in a manufacturing or production environment.\n\nStrong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.\n\nAbility to analyze data and make sound commercial decisions.\n\nMust be authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident due to applicable regulatory and customer requirements.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.\nExperience within the Aerospace and Defense industry, including familiarity with FAR and DFARS requirements.\nKnowledge of supplier development, strategic sourcing, and procurement best practices.\nExperience supporting complex manufacturing or production environments.\nDemonstrated project management and process improvement experience.\nExperience implementing cost reduction initiatives and supplier performance improvement programs.\nUnderstanding of procurement compliance, export controls, and contractual risk management.\nWe’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?\nA Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working\nEveryone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.\nWe’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.\nWe are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6663,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Aerospace Manufacturing","Aircraft Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T09:24:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":21,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.578,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":29,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:6","velocity","win:tail","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/gkn-aerospace-buyer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/gkn-aerospace-buyer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-24T15:01:01Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21350,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1833182},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1833182"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-buyer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-buyer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-buyer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/gkn-aerospace-buyer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-buyer"}]}