# Senior Buyer

Location: Irvine, United States of AmericaThales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.Senior Buyer Irvine, CA (Fully Onsite) Position Summary Thales is looking for a Senior Buyer to support the IFEC division and manage the transactional procurement process from Purchase Requisition (PR) through Purchase Order (PO) execution and follow-up. This role is responsible for converting PRs into POs using sourcing inputs and strategies established by Category Buyers, while ensuring transactions are completed accurately and within established service-level timelines. In this position, you will manage day-to-day purchasing activities, including requesting quotations, negotiating pricing within Delegation of Authority thresholds, validating order details, and ensuring all required docume

- **Id**: 3561639
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/thales-group-senior-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Irvine, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T23:47:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8102
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Identity Management, Satellite Manufacturing, Electronic Warfare, Avionics & Flight Control

## Company

- **Id**: 143
- **Name**: Thales Group
- **Domain**: thalesgroup.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/thales>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 260
- **Ghost share**: 0.015
- **Stale share**: 0.642
- **Repost share**: 0.015
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 49
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 82731
- **Max**: 139525
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 139525

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

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

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-31T04:24:50Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 49
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 139525
- **Is top pay**: yes

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