Senior Buyer

Description General Summary: The Senior Buyer oversees commodity procurement, key supplier relationships, cost effectiveness, along with on time materials and services. Strong negotiation and supplier management.

Principal Accountabilities

• Sends Request for Quotation (RFQ) to potential suppliers for required material; analyzes quotes and negotiates for best price and/or delivery
• Understanding of market trends, Strong decision-making skills
• Works in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to collect, analyze, and summarize data trends to help plan inventory levels
• Runs Material Requirements Planning (MRP) daily to ensure proper inventory levels are maintained
• Prepares Purchase Orders (POs) by verifying specifications and price; monitors and expedites POs based on inventory levels and/or production needs; obtains recommendations from suppliers for substitute material and receives approval from requisitioning department
• Meets with suppliers to evaluate performance, resolve supply chain issues and grow vendor relationships
• Identify new supplier opportunities
• Requests, saves, and files critical documentation.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to resolve payment issues.
• Partner with Global/Corporate Supply team as needed
• Attention to detail, ensuring high stands of quality and compliance with policies and legal regulations
• Perform special projects as assigned; e.g. sourcing new material for research and development
• Communicates cross-functionally with various departments including, but not limited to, Accounts Payable, Engineering, Estimating, Manufacturing, Part Sales, and Shipping/Receiving
• Expedite materials, develop and utilize alternative suppliers
• Report, final project review of costs materials and identify strengths and weaknesses
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associates degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field. Other candidates will be considered.
• Minimum 5-7 years of related purchasing experience
• Experience using ERP; MRP; Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience reading a Bill of Material (BOM), drawings, technical specifications will be helpful
• Strong math aptitude, analytical, detail oriented, and excels in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.