# Buyer

All About You The Buyer works under the supervision of the Purchasing Manager and is responsible for assuring compliance with company policies, applicable government regulations and laws and the higher of ethical standards while establishing sources for quality conforming materials and services with competitive pricing and timely deliveries. The Buyer will continually seek new and alternative ideas, products, and materials whose adoption might improve company efficiency and profitability. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management preferred. Equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree required. Previous experience in an Aerospace/Defense materials purchasing department or manufacturing industry preferred. Minimum of 5 years progressively responsible purchasing related experiences in a manufacturing environment. Experience with MfgPro/QAD/MQ1 desired. Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge/experience preferred. Well-developed understanding of business principles with comparative, quantitative and communication skills. Responsibilities Conduct the appropriate level of price/cost analysis to obtain the most favorable economic purchase with the emphasis that c

- **Id**: 3887707
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/saft-buyer-2>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Valdosta, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T20:13:24Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T06:14:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4537
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Energy Storage, Electronics Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 2727511
- **Name**: Saft
- **Domain**: saft.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/saft>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T20:13:24Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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