Senior Buyer

• Managing the procurement process from order placement to delivery.
• Managing pricing and terms for all products for assigned commodities, vendors, and projects.
• Ensuring that pricing and terms for new products are sensical and in-line with similar existing products.
• Managing and negotiating product and vendor lead-times to minimize company liabilities and secure maximum flexibility in the supply chain.

• Managing inventory levels by item to ensure target inventory turns are achieved while preventing out-of-stocks.
• Understanding and applying the concepts of item-level MRP attributes to day-to-day responsibilities.
• Optimizing landed-cost and all other supply‑chain considerations to improve costs, efficiency and gross margins without disruption to inventory levels.

• Analyze and differentiate between vendors to make strategic sourcing decisions in both domestic and international markets.
• Vetting potential suppliers for resourcing and/or new products.
• Applying commercial concepts and analysis to awarding new product to vendors.

• Work with internal colleagues to ensure the supply chain meets ISO, IATF, and customer requirements consistently.
• Work with internal colleagues to document and record vendor performance in areas such as on‑time delivery, quality defects, chargebacks, and RTVs.

• Routinely participates in complex sourcing, strategy and costing initiatives.
• Routinely participates in ad hoc commercial analysis and discussions.

• 3+ years of relevant work experience that would lead to
  1) successful development and use of the skills typical of a Buyer and
  2) skillsets to handle the job responsibilities outlined above.
• Thoroughly understands ERP and MRP systems and the range of inputs and range of outputs that can occur, and the reasons why.
• An expert at converting large data sets into action items, whether it is in preparation for vendor meetings or a PO. This includes being an expert at Excel, data structure, and data mining.
• A commercial mindset for the range of outcomes and technical issues that need to be managed to ensure timely and cost‑effective delivery of product.
• Attention to detail, well organized, good communications, problem solving, and able to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment.
• 4‑year degree or relevant experience (supply chain/procurement)

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