Sr Buyer

Primary Function of Position

Manages procurement of direct materials to support business requirements: including purchase order management sourcing support contract negotiations spend analysis inventory management and supplier performance management.

Leverages enterprise tools and systems to drive continuous improvement techniques identify and complete key procurement initiatives and enhance the performance of the purchasing function.

Essential Job Duties 

• Reviews administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales requirements within the business.
• Reviews interprets and communicates material demand forecast and manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or supplier relationships.
• Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability alignment of risk and cost goals with vision for the business.
• Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated suppliers providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier business reviews.
• Utilizes lean sourcing principles (Kanban consignment and other similar material pull methods) to achieve 100 material availability and optimize onhand inventory.
• Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment of key purchasing metrics (supplier ontime delivery quality inventory turns problem shelf expedited inbound freight vendor s E&O reduction).
• Leverages problem solving skills and develops countermeasures to implement longterm solutions to identified problems.
• Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other functional groups.
• Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction initiatives volume pricing or requested by supplier.
• May mentor colleagues within the supply chain organization.
• Supports assigned commodity team by identifying and driving closure of risk mitigation and cost reduction opportunities understanding commodity trends across the market mentoring teammates and supporting commodity projects as assigned.
• Support Strategic purchasing with the creation negotiation and management of commercial agreements covering cost quality and delivery terms.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Significant computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems preferably SAP and Agile. Strong Excel skills.
• Proven track record of effective project management in a fastpaced manufacturing company.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience working with Kanban systems and other lean principles.
• Working knowledge of buying material planning master scheduling and forecasting.
• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
• Proven ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
• Ability to provide positive direction by encouraging peers to have a commitment to high standards of quality and performance.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 90 English.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with proven track record of savings.
• 15 travel to both domestic and international suppliers.

Required Education and Training 

• BS degree or equivalent and 8 years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing environment (medical device preferred).
• Certifications: CPSM CPIM and/or PMP is a plus.

Working Conditions 

• None

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime