Senior Buyer
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Position Overview:
The Senior Buyer has responsibility for purchasing activities ensuring uninterrupted supply of direct and indirect materials and services including raw materials packaging materials and OEM finished goods and services. This positions primary objective is to acquire inbound materials and services on time and complete from approved Suppliers at competitive costs as required to support the operations and improve the organizations profitability.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Implement inventory control programs and procurement strategies such as VMI & KANBAN to achieve cash flow and inventory turns objectives without compromising material availability.
Manage formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.
Develop effective supplier management relationships focused on availability quality & cost.
Lead and/or participate on process improvement teams to drive cost savings and process improvements.
Drive internal procedure improvements and deliver training to those improvements
Manage purchase requisitions and places purchase orders for materials services and equipment as required to support customer demand.
Drives supplier performance metrics of quality and on time delivery.
Understand regulatory & market requirements and their impacts on the supply chain.
Proficient and effective implementation of change management.
Maintain a positive resultsoriented attitude that promotes teamwork with peers subordinates & other support areas and suppliers while driving significant change.
Optimize utilization of ERP/MRP in an MTO & MTS environment
Achieve financial goals of the Procurement Organization.
Supports schedule changes customer quoting as required.
Support and help drive material cost reductions
Support all corporate initiatives as required i.e. supplier reductions material cost reductions MSAs
Support lean initiatives as required
Mentor Junior Buyers
Education and Experience:
BS in business engineering supply chain management or technical oriented field preferred.
APICS CPIM or equivalent certification preferred.
Strong working knowledge of MRP IFS knowledge preferred
7 years of experience in Purchasing or Sourcing required.
Job Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Superior negotiation skills and understanding of contracts supply agreements
Strong knowledge of Government Procurement the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS) and Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSR).
Strong ability to envision the optimal sourcing strategy and critical success factors internally and externally.
Must have excellent communication skills including listening verbal and written.
Proven ability to support department mission by maintaining favorable relationships with peers subordinates suppliers and customers.
Must be flexible and adjust readily to new situations while effectively dealing with ambiguity stress and uncertainty.
Strong customer focus with proven serviceoriented attitude under all situations.
Knowledge of MS Office to include Excel Word PowerPoint and Outlook. Knowledge and application of vlookups and pivot tables are a major plus.
Training Requirements:
Marine Supply Chain New Buyer Training Program
IFS Overview/Administration
Hazardous Communications
Quality Systems
Physical Demands:
Long hours of sitting and working on a computer
Must be able to communicate via presentation webbased meetings telephone email fax and in person.
Work Environment:
This position will mainly work in a quiet office environment.
Occasionally required to work all over facility when needed.
Required to perform other duties as requested directed or assigned.
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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or nonmerit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
