Job OverviewPlan and procure assigned materials to support production continuity, inventory objectives, and service levels, while partnering with strategic sourcing resources on supplier selection, negotiations, and sourcing initiatives.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties- The Sr. Buyer is expected to manage a more complex and business-critical supplier and material portfolio than Buyer II, including suppliers or materials with higher spend, longer lead times, limited alternate sources, greater quality or regulatory sensitivity, higher production impact, or increased supply continuity risk.
- The Sr. Buyer is expected to bring advanced materials planning capability, including ownership of PFEP accuracy, replenishment strategy, planning parameter optimization, shortage prevention, and inventory risk management for assigned critical materials.
- The Sr. Buyer proactively identifies supply risks, develops mitigation plans, leads escalation and recovery actions, and coordinates cross-functional support to prevent or minimize production impact.
- The Sr. Buyer provides supplier performance, material planning, usage, cost, and risk input to support strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier transitions, negotiations, and supplier strategy decisions.
- The Sr. Buyer serves as a subject matter resource for Buyer II team members on MRP execution, shortage management, supplier follow-up, escalation discipline, and materials planning best practices.
- Manage Plan for Every Part (PFEP) for assigned raw materials, components, and spare parts to ensure safety stock, reorder points, lead times, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, and other SAP planning parameters are accurate and aligned with demand and inventory targets.
- Determine and maintain materials replenishment strategies for assigned items to support production plans, supply continuity, and raw material inventory valuation goals.
- Plan and procure assigned materials and services in accordance with purchasing procedures through successful completion of purchase orders; confirm supplier commitments, delivery dates, and material availability.
- Work closely with production planners, manufacturing, warehouse, supplier quality, and other business partners to ensure material availability and timely resolution of supply constraints.
- Escalate and de-escalate material deliveries with suppliers and internal stakeholders to prevent production disruption and maintain service levels.
- Provide timely escalation of supply disruption risks to the organization and suppliers, including recommended mitigation actions and recovery timing.
- Monitor supplier commitments, open purchase orders, past-due deliveries, and buyer action messages to proactively manage materials flow.
- Review and disposition engineering change orders with regard to material availability, purchase order impact, and implementation timing.
- Troubleshoot accounting, receiving, invoice, and purchase order discrepancies to avoid material delays and ensure accurate transaction flow.
- Return products to vendors and follow up on failure analysis and corrective action reports as necessary.
- Support supplier nonconformance investigations by serving as the primary supplier contact for assigned items, communicating issues, and soliciting support from business partners.
- Participate in audits, including intercompany, ISO, and FDA audits, by providing purchasing and materials planning records as required.
- Support CAPA activities by gathering information, formatting responses, and coordinating supplier input when related to assigned materials.
- Conduct purges in the Document Control System for obsolete materials as required.
- Serve as a member of cross-functional product teams, representing purchasing and materials planning input for assigned items.
- Monitor purchase price variance as it pertains to standard cost and communicate potential impact to appropriate stakeholders.
- Partner with strategic sourcing resources to execute supplier selection, supplier transitions, negotiations, and sourcing initiatives; provide operational, quality, delivery, and usage data to support sourcing decisions.
- Support supplier qualification activities, including site visits and quality surveys, when required for assigned materials or supplier transitions.
Minimum Requirements- College Degree or equivalent obtained through work experience.
- 7 years related job experience
- ERP experience such as, SAP or JDE
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Outlook)
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- Strong understanding of materials planning, MRP, inventory management, replenishment strategies, and purchase order execution in an ERP environment.
- Ability to analyze demand, supply, lead time, inventory, and supplier commitment data to anticipate shortages and recommend corrective actions.
- Ability to communicate supply risks, recovery plans, and material availability updates clearly to internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Effective supplier relationship management skills, with emphasis on delivery performance, responsiveness, issue resolution, and operational execution.
- Ability to represent purchasing and materials planning in cross-functional product, quality, engineering, and production meetings.
- Ability to provide supplier performance, usage, cost, and operational data to support sourcing-led negotiations and supplier strategy decisions.
Salary range: $108k - $123k; Target bonus: 10%
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