Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree In Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Business, Information Technology, required
• Industrial Engineering with at least five (5) years of total experience; Required
• At least three (3) years of experience in a Product Supply discipline; required
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to influence other members of the organization to help achieve goals and increase performance;
• Ability to build relationships and partnerships within the organization;
• Ability to manage projects of high complexity with no or limited direction;
• Demonstrated problem solving abilities;
• Strong attention to detail;

Responsibilities

• Owns the performance management and development of suppliers to meet specified KPI targets and goals including the administration of supplier evaluation and review programs.
• Supports supplier compliance to agreements within the scope and authority of the position.
• Supports the development of strategic supplier relationships to leverage suppliers that support and drive business strategies.
• Roll out and lead strategic replenishment discussions with suppliers. Align ABC stratification, lead time, optimize shipment and delivery schedules, MOQ and optimal order quantity review, and align demand forecast with supplier production planning.
• Implement stocking strategies and agreements with supply partners to optimize inventory positioning, improve on time delivery performance, and develop agility in supply and production capabilities.
• Resolves problems effectively by identifying and analyzing key information from multiple sources; facilitating root cause analysis and proactively anticipating potential issues and implementing processes to prevent.
• Create clear and concise performance improvement plans that communicate root cause, actions taken, and an accurate recovery date.
• Applies expertise to research and recommend cost saving opportunities, presents opportunities to management and stakeholders and works with the department management to gain acceptance, and drive effective cost savings programs.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and projects for department manager.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects and lean philosophy initiatives.
• May provide training and/or mentoring to new employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with manufacturing operations strongly preferred.