Senior Buyer

Position Summary

The Senior Buyer procures materials, supplies, services, and MRO. The role is critical in driving efficient costs decisions and maintaining a sustainable supply chain. The Senior Buyer has a significant responsibility in fulfilling customer commitments and managing an annual purchasing spend of more than $50 million USD.

Essential Functions/Key Deliverables

• Partners with Planning and Production to develop procurement strategies and define ordering requirements on time horizons ranging from one week to 3 years.
• Track and ensure inventory levels meet the business needs. This includes developing and managing reports and KPIs for usage, on-hand inventories, excess/obsolete inventories.
• Actively gathers market intelligence to find new suppliers, new product substitutions, capacity changes, and regulatory changes.
• Makes tactical buying decisions. Execute on corporate sourcing programs and ensure compliance with all purchasing protocols.
• Communicate with suppliers to obtain product and service information including price, availability, and delivery.
• Gather quotations, examine bids, review contracts, negotiate pricing & contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority, and make recommendations for awards.
• Accurately enter all requisitions / purchase orders in the system on time, submit accurate orders to suppliers, and obtain written acknowledgements from suppliers.
• Work with all necessary departments to ensure spending budgets are achieved while maintaining necessary stock to deliver on our KPIs
• Maintains procurement records on services and goods purchased, costs, delivery, and inventories.
  • o Champion procurement reporting and metrics.
  • o Issues quarterly reports on category spend, price per unit, contract compliance
  • o Monitor vendor performance for quality and delivery
• Assists in facilitating internal compliance and audit reporting.
• Perform any other duty reasonable corresponding with the role.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Bachelors Degree and/or significant experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a Procurement or Finance role ideally in the manufacturing industry.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and organization
• Ability to function both independently and as part of a team; must be flexible and excited to grow with the organization
• Experience managing multiple vendors and assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills with a solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, especially use of Excel for writing formulas, and pivot tables. – SAP experience helpful.