Senior Buyer

We are seeking a Senior Buyer to join our team, responsible for commodities or assignments requiring application of basic purchasing principles, theories, and concepts. The Sr. Buyer ensures timely purchase of products or services from known sources of supply, and works closely with various departments to ensure optimized flow of purchased components.

Requirements

• Negotiate procurement of commodities and/or services by accurately balancing considerations of price, quality, service, delivery, payment terms, and commercial situations
• Investigate and propose supplier solutions based on requirements from divisions within the company
• Source materials and maintain information in the MRP system regarding lead time, pricing, ordering policy and vendor material numbers
• Place orders based on scheduled requirements and supervise quality and delivery
• Maintain a general knowledge of technical requirements involved with assignments/commodities including UL requirements related to product
• Support management objectives by running KPI’s and supplier scorecards
• Manage MRP exception reports, follow-up resolution with external departments and/or supplier to accurate Accounts Payable invoice issues
• Coordinate engineering change order (ECO) information with the Procurement and Engineering teams to support any updates during the product lifecycle
• Analyze performance metrics to identify efficiency and savings opportunities

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development