Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer is responsible for working with department Director and other purchasing personnel to monitor suppliers, develop reliable sources of supply and cover internal customer requirements where appropriate. Performs administrative activities in support of the purchasing function; and completes related work as required.
This is a 5 day a week in office setting.

• Selects vendors and requests written bids/telephone quotes on purchases within delegated authority.
• Reviews and evaluates bids, records bid information including vendor price, payment terms, and delivery.
• Respond to/process system triggers for material and requests from plants for material or information.
• Manage internal customer expectations for production and delivery of finished products and coordinate with Contech Logistics.
• May include review of BOMs/drawings.
• Issue Purchase Orders for raw material within assigned commodities.
• Manage/monitor on-hand inventory of stock at supplier, subcontractor and plant locations.
• May also assist with periodic physical inventories.
• Work with Contech Quality Assurance Manager to monitor vendor quality performance to ensure internal customer satisfaction and initiate corrective action as necessary using appropriate internal systems.
• Process claims as required.
• Assist with accounting/purchasing functions, including receiving products, virtually transferring inventory, reviewing invoices and providing Proof of Delivery documents from vendors.
• Meets with vendors to receive product and service information; performs value analysis; analyzes quality, price, source of supply, delivery date, shipping charges and product cost.
• Resolves vendor-user conflicts; obtains and issues emergency purchase authorizations.
• Ensures use of proper record keeping methods and procedures.
• Interprets departmental policies, AASHTO and ASTM specifications and other regulations that may govern the purchasing activities and the awarding of contracts.
• Monitor data integrity, including the ERP system, incoming EDI data and Access databases and assist with resolution.
• Coordinate addition of new items and new item/plant combinations to ERP system with Cost Accounting and ensure correct descriptions are loaded.
• Other duties assigned.

• 5 + years of progressive experience in BUYER / Procurement role with responsibility that includes writing and responding to RFPs, contract negotiation and budget control (Manufacturing environment preferred)
• Required minimum education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree with preferred focus in Logistics, Supply Chain or Related Major
• Combination of post-secondary education and experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• Licensure/
  
  Certifications:
  
  Preferred: APICS CPIM or CSCP
• MS Office Advanced skills / certifications

Pay rate is DOE (Base Salary + discretionary bonus)