Job DescriptionThe Senior Buyer is a procurement-focused role responsible for supporting the Motion Access business by managing the current supplier base while actively identifying, evaluating, and developing better-priced, more reliable, and strategically aligned sources of supply. This position will maintain continuity with existing vendors, ensure material availability for order fulfillment and aftermarket requirements, and drive sourcing actions that reduce total cost, improve lead times, strengthen supplier performance, and support domestic supply chain development to mitigate tariff exposure. The role requires strong procurement discipline, supplier negotiation skills, cost analysis capability, market awareness, and the ability to transition legacy purchasing practices into a more structured, competitive, and resilient supply base.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities- Manage assigned Motion Access suppliers, purchase orders, pricing files, lead times, acknowledgments, backorders, delivery commitments, and supplier performance to ensure uninterrupted support for fulfillment, service, rebuild, and aftermarket operations.
- Source, evaluate, and qualify alternate suppliers that provide improved pricing, stronger delivery performance, better commercial terms, reduced risk, or domestic supply options that support tariff mitigation and supply chain resiliency.
- Lead procurement activities including quote solicitation, bid comparison, cost analysis, negotiation support, supplier selection recommendations, and documentation of sourcing decisions in alignment with business objectives.
- Develop and maintain supplier profiles covering capabilities, country of origin, domestic content, capacity, lead times, payment terms, freight terms, quality expectations, pricing history, tooling ownership, and supply risk factors.
- Identify opportunities to consolidate spend, reduce purchase price variance, improve supplier terms, lower freight and expedite costs, and reduce exposure to imported materials affected by tariffs or country-of-origin risk.
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Planning, Finance, Customer Service, and Integration teams to ensure supplier changes, substitutions, resourcing actions, and cost-reduction opportunities are properly reviewed before implementation.
- Support procurement of custom-designed parts, electronics, motor and gearbox assemblies, fabricated components, rebuilt units, packaging, technical documentation, tooling-related items, and other materials produced to defined specifications and quality requirements.
- Monitor supplier market conditions, pricing trends, tariff developments, domestic sourcing opportunities, long-lead constraints, and potential supply disruptions that may affect Motion Access material availability or cost position.
- Maintain procurement documentation, supplier correspondence, quote records, cost comparisons, tooling records, approval history, and supply continuity information needed to support controlled transition into Horton systems and processes.
- Other Responsibilities
- Support knowledge transfer by documenting legacy supplier relationships, purchasing practices, pricing history, special ordering rules, part substitutions, tariff exposure, domestic sourcing opportunities, vendor-specific requirements, and procurement knowledge needed to transition Motion Access operations into Horton systems and processes.
- Participate in production, materials, sourcing, integration, and cost-reduction meetings to communicate supplier risks, sourcing actions, pricing opportunities, expediting priorities, and material constraints.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Periodically attend relevant purchasing seminars.
QualificationsQualifications - Requires 5-7 years of purchasing, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, materials planning, or supply chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing, metal-mechanical, electronics, automatic door, access solutions, aftermarket parts, or construction-related environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent practical experience in purchasing, supplier management, production support, inventory control, or ERP/MRP execution may be substituted for formal education.
- CPM, CPSM, APICS/ASCM, Lean, or related supply chain certification preferred.
- Experience sourcing alternate suppliers, negotiating pricing, evaluating domestic supply options, mitigating tariff exposure, supporting supplier transitions, and maintaining controlled procurement documentation is strongly preferred.
Skills - Strong procurement skill set, including supplier negotiation, quote analysis, cost comparison, sourcing strategy, supplier qualification, and total-cost evaluation.
- Ability to balance current-state vendor management with proactive sourcing of better-priced suppliers, domestic supply alternatives, and supplier-risk mitigation actions.
- Working knowledge of tariffs, country-of-origin considerations, supplier terms, freight impacts, capacity constraints, and procurement levers that affect total landed cost.
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems; Oracle experience is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to review purchase history, supplier performance, pricing changes, inventory requirements, lead times, shortages, expediting priorities, and sourcing opportunities.
- Ability to maintain accurate supplier, tooling, pricing, quote, part, tariff, country-of-origin, and procurement documentation records with high attention to detail.
- Comfortable operating in an environment where legacy processes, tribal knowledge, and incomplete documentation must be converted into controlled business processes.
Work EnvironmentThis role operates primarily in an office and manufacturing-support environment and requires frequent interaction with production, warehouse, engineering, quality, customer service, suppliers, and integration teams. The position may require periodic visits to production, warehouse, shipping/receiving, supplier, or transition locations to validate material flow, inventory, supplier practices, tooling, and operational documentation.
