Overview:Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing assigned commodities while driving supplier performance in cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness. This role requires strong analytical skills, independent decision-making, and the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Buyer will work closely with Supply Chain leadership to support corporate strategies and ensure supply continuity
Responsibilities:- Responsible for the management of demand requirements; RFQ solicitation, quote review, negotiation and order placement
- Responsible for leading and/or participating in contract negotiation
- Responsible for PPV awareness within commodity and annual savings
- Responsible for open order management and supplier on-time delivery
- Responsible for managing order exceptions (late lines, expedites, cancels)
- Responsible for facilitating weekly supplier engagement calls for full understanding and management of the open book of business
- Develop and strengthen business relationships with suppliers and internal cross functional teams
- Work with Commodity Manager and Senior Leadership to gain a solid understanding of strategic direction and supply requirements, corporate business objectives and priorities to develop global supply strategies.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to solve complex problems and work towards resolution
- Evaluate current workload and continuously look for opportunities for efficiency
- Initiate, lead and participate in cross-functional teams in procurement, general continuous improvement projects as well as proactively supporting other team members in their tasks and activities
- Continuous learning and development of category knowledge and methodologies driving innovation and organizational
- Demonstration of strong verbal and written communication skills
- Manage internal and external stakeholder engagements for efforts and program implementations
- Receptive to feedback, open and willing to learn and grow within commodity and business environment
- Works well and exhibits strength in working and thinking independently with minimal direct supervision
- Exhibits leadership and interpersonal skills
- Solve complex problems important to the success of the organization with the ability to draw on experience to yield successful results for the business
- Strong background in Microsoft suite
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, or related field.
- 7-10 years of procurement or purchasing experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret drawings / technical documentation
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record of measurable results
- Strong technical skills - Ability to support commercial and sourcing requirements for new product development
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Syteline experience is a plus)
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative cross-functional relationships
- Strategic mindset with the ability to develop and execute procurement strategies
- Strong tactical execution skills, particularly in time-sensitive scenarios
- Ability to align commodity strategy to broader supply chain objectives
- Highly motivated, self-directed, and capable of working independently
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Innovative and results oriented
- Professional communication, interpersonal skills, and business etiquette
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 annual base salary based experience
