Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

We're currently hiring for a Sr. Buyer on behalf of a client in Merritt Island, FL!
Location: Merritt Island, FL Job Type: Full-Time, Onsite M-F Experience Level: Sr. Level (5+ years)

The Buyer plays a key role in driving cost savings, improving supplier performance, and enhancing productivity across the supply chain. This position manages the procurement of materials, supplies, and equipment for a manufacturing environment, ensuring timely delivery at the lowest possible cost and highest quality while maintaining compliance with established purchasing policies and ISO standards.

• Manage the end-to-end procurement of materials, supplies, and equipment, including negotiating with vendors on price, lead times, rebates, terms, and supply agreements to secure favorable conditions.
• Monitor and evaluate vendor performance using scorecards and other metrics, and work proactively with suppliers to ensure timely delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Support manufacturing operations by developing and maintaining accurate purchasing schedules and methodologies, working closely with production to ensure raw materials are available to meet manufacturing requirements.
• Utilize Open Order Reports, Stock Status Reports, and other relevant tools to follow up on orders, expedite materials, and ensure on-time delivery to production.
• Act as lead negotiator in purchasing activities when required, including analyzing and qualifying potential suppliers, both domestic and international, to assess present and future material availability.
• Research and evaluate delivery systems and logistics options to optimize material availability, cost, and reliability.
• Ensure adherence to purchasing policies, account and credit terms, and internal approval processes, preparing and negotiating purchase orders as appropriate.
• Verify material specifications, pricing, and delivery dates on purchase orders, and resolve chronic delivery or quality issues in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Verify received materials against receiving documents, identify and rectify discrepancies or damages, and update Great Plains (GP) with shipment dates and purchase order confirmations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date purchasing records, including filing and logging purchase orders and packing slips, and ensuring documentation is organized and accessible.
• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files and material price lists, tracking the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders to keep stakeholders informed.
• Locate and qualify suppliers, calculate the total cost of orders, and forward invoices for payment in accordance with company procedures.
• Perform analytical reasoning and mathematical calculations, including working with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, to support pricing, costing, and forecasting activities.
• Prepare clear written communications, including reports, correspondence, and documentation related to purchasing activities, and participate in successful negotiations with vendors.
• Assist in problem solving related to purchasing, inventory, and supplier issues, handling multiple concurrent tasks and interacting professionally with vendors and internal staff.
• Apply a process-oriented, logical, and methodical approach to problem solving, including reading and interpreting business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures relevant to purchasing and materials management.
• Organize and manage workload effectively, demonstrating strong time management and delegation skills, and work with minimal supervision to meet deadlines and objectives.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to visit suppliers, attend meetings, or support purchasing and supply chain initiatives.

This is a Permanent position based out of Merritt Island, FL.

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $100000.00/yr.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health…