Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Requirements

• BS in business, engineering, supply chain management or technical oriented field preferred.
• APICS CPIM or equivalent certification preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in Purchasing or Sourcing required.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP, IFS knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement inventory control programs and procurement strategies such as VMI & KANBAN to achieve cash flow and inventory turns objectives without compromising material availability.
• Manage formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.
• Develop effective supplier management relationships focused on availability, quality & cost.
• Lead and/or participate on process improvement teams to drive cost savings and process improvements.
• Drive internal procedure improvements and deliver training to those improvements.
• Manage purchase requisitions and places purchase orders for materials, services and equipment as required to support customer demand.
• Drives supplier performance metrics of quality and on time delivery.
• Understand regulatory & market requirements and their impacts on the supply chain.
• Proficient and effective implementation of change management.
• Maintain a positive results-oriented attitude that promotes teamwork with peers, subordinates, & other support areas and suppliers while driving significant change.
• Optimize utilization of ERP/MRP in an MTO & MTS environment.
• Achieve financial goals of the Procurement Organization.
• Supports schedule changes, customer quoting as required.
• Support and help drive material cost reductions.
• Support all corporate initiatives as required i.e. supplier reductions, material cost reductions, MSA’s.
• Support lean initiatives as required.
• Mentor Junior Buyers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and application of vlookups and pivot tables are a major plus.