Senior Buyer
The Senior Buyer procures materials, supplies, services, and MRO. The role is critical in driving efficient cost 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 three years.
- Tracks and ensures 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. Executes on corporate sourcing programs and ensures compliance with all purchasing protocols.
- Communicates with suppliers to obtain product and service information including price, availability, and delivery.
- Gathers quotations, examines bids, reviews contracts, negotiates pricing & contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority, and makes recommendations for awards.
- Accurately enters all requisitions/purchase orders in the system on time, submits accurate orders to suppliers, and obtains written acknowledgements from suppliers.
- Works 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.
- Champions procurement reporting and metrics.
- Issues quarterly reports on category spend, price per unit, contract compliance.
- Monitors vendor performance for quality and delivery.
- Assists in facilitating internal compliance and audit reporting.
- Performs any other duty reasonable corresponding with the role.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree and/or significant experience in a related field.
- Five or more 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.