Sr Buyer

Title: Sr. Buyer

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and youll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible primarily project management of different projects with the procurement organization. This position will act as Sr. Buyer Project Manager will also purchase other goods and service for the company in an efficient and economical manner following established policies and procedures

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage Projects from order to close out: Project scope and goal definition work break structure scheduling risk management and commercial management.
• Lead a cross functional project team. Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Prepare and deliver project progress reports to executive management.
• Develop evaluate and manage supplier relationships to accomplish material cost availability and inventory goals
• Negotiate pricing terms and annual contracts with suppliers
• Analyze supplier cost / pricing information and benchmark the competition
• Troubleshoot/analyze continuous/reoccurring quality problems and work with supplier to resolve them in a commitment for continuous improvement
• Organize and facilitate product teams for problemsolving issue resolution
• Maintain supplier quality and delivery through assessment evaluation and ongoing monitoring
• Review and analyze MRP to procure purchased components to assure timely delivery of production line requirements
• Support engineering sales and production by providing supplier delivery and open order data in order to assist in the most costeffective utilization of materials
• Maintain Part data and PO data with integrity
• Assertively resolve all pricing invoicing and contract related issues with suppliers
• Work/Communicate with order management sales engineering production accounting and quality department on any part related issues/questions
• Maintain inventory levels that allow efficient production while attaining inventory and cost savings goals
• Promote a compliance culture in area of responsibility and live the letter and the spirit of the Rolls Royce Code of Conduct
• Perform special projects as required

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Management Materials Management or Business Finance and 5 years of procurement materials management supplier cost analysis or supply chain management experience; or 9 years of experience in procurement materials management supplier cost analysis or supply chain management
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent working knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
• Excellent financial/cost analysis and problemsolving skills when issues are very complex
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others
• Strong organizational planning and followup skills
• Strong oral written and presentation communication skills and the ability to understand the needs of the internal customer
• Excellent ability to interpret blueprints and engineering documents
• Selfstarter with the ability to work independently with little direction
• Ability to travel domestic and international on a limited basis and learn commodity processes at supplier locations
• Knowledge of production planning supply chain and/or materials management processes
• Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
• Specific knowledge of OffHighway Diesel Engine commodities materials and products
• SAP experience
• Engineering or technical degree
• German language skills

RollsRoyce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Were committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have the more successful well be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.