Senior Buyer

Trelleborg Medical Solutions is seeking a Senior Buyer to join their team in Delano, MN. This role is 100% on site. The Buyer leverages purchasing excellence to manage vendor relationships and procure supplies and materials.

• Using approved supplier base, processes purchase orders using the ERP
• Partners with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues.
• Responsible for negotiating best pricing and managing vendor relationships.
• Determines safety stock levels for supplies and materials and explores alternate sources.
• Communicates with internal customers on purchasing activities.
• Builds and adapts processes and work instructions to enhance supplier relationships.
• Complies with quality, safety, environmental, internal, and customer mandated procedures.
• Provides timely responses to SCARs, NCRs, and other quality concerns.
• Prepares and executes bid specifications and RFQs in accordance with Trelleborg Purchasing Excellence guidelines.

• 4-year degree in Engineering, Operations Management or any related field
• 8 years purchasing experience
• 5 years' experience supporting a manufacturing team.
• Experience with Lean Sigma methodologies

• Responsible for supporting critical vendors.
• Performs complex analysis and reports.
• Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures proper purchasing records and controls are maintained for compliance to ISO 13485 requirements
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately
• Commitment to making improvements company wide
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of applicable corporate policies, Work Instructions and SOP’s
• Well-developed organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, as well as interpret simple drawings, pencil sketches and diagrams
• Ability to read specifications, standards, catalogs and other maintenance literature pertaining to the buyer function

Up to 10% domestic between sites/trade shows

$85,000 - 95,000/yearly based on experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran, disability, or any other status protected by state or federal law.

Note:

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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