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We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”\nHexcel is currently seeking a Sr. Buyer for our Pottsville, PA, USA location.\nThe selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:\nPurchases assigned materials, supplies, and services to support production, maintenance, engineering, and business requirements in accordance with established purchasing processes.\nCreates, processes, and maintains purchase orders, confirmations, acknowledgements, and related purchasing documentation to ensure accurate and timely order placement.\nReviews approved requisitions, specifications, delivery needs, and supplier information to support accurate purchasing activity and timely fulfillment of requirements. Communicate with suppliers to confirm pricing, availability, lead times, order status, shipment timing, and delivery updates.\nNegotiate and manage various suppliers performing services on a continuing basis. This includes janitorial activities, uniforms services, scrap disposition, and vendor managed inventory. Determines sourcing for requirements and evaluates resulting submissions and determines best value for Hexcel based upon cost/price analysis.\nMonitor inventory to minimize production interruptions and lead Supplier on time in full efforts to ensure timely deliver from suppliers. Follows up on open purchase orders, expedites deliveries when needed, and communicates potential delays to appropriate internal stakeholders.\nDetermine raw material supplier source in accordance with an approved supplier list, provides input on supplier performance materials, quality and plant management.\nAssists in the performance of risk analysis to assure contractor insurance certifications are in compliance with corporate requirements and perform supplier surveillance audits.\nAssures compliance with corporate purchasing policies and procedures. Participates in preparation of instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures. Reviews purchasing contracts to ensure compliance with corporate purchasing and legal guidelines.\nInteracts with and provides reports for management and inter-departmental entities (Accounts Payable, Receiving). Generates, maintains and completes purchase order files in accordance with corporate purchasing and for audit reviews.\nOther duties as assigned.\nQualifications:\nMinimum of two years of related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nExperience in planning or purchasing using MRP system for inputting data required.\nAbility to analyze and resolve procurement issues.\nExperience in inventory control systems and understanding Lean Manufacturing.\nStrong leadership skills and has the ability to influence and work with all levels of the organization.\nExcellent written, verbal communication, trouble shooting, and interpersonal skills.\nCompetent in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project and similar project training software, and power point.\nEligible candidates must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. 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