Buyer III

Buyer III

Our client, a business manufacturing and supply company, is looking for a Buyer III for their Fairport, NY location.

• Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development.
• Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
• Key player for negotiations with suppliers, including contract administration.
• Owns/assists with supplier relationship management process (including supplier audits).
• Creates and maintains contractual documents (supply agreements, pricing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, certificates of insurance, etc.).
• Assists with commodity reviews and supply intelligence.
• Inventory management (where applicable): organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials.
• Acts as GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
• Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution.
• Protects intellectual property (IP).
• Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable).
• Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance, and that the scrap is correctly disposed.
• Champions and advocates for the global buying policy. Ensures compliance.
• Contribution metrics
• Assigned suppliers' quality and performance metrics
• Shared objectives score %
• Global objectives performance
• Strategic suppliers and/or % under contract / management
• Transaction reduction and process simplification
• Inventory turns/days of supply

• Conflict management
• Cross-cultural agility
• Influencing
• Global business knowledge
• Problem solving
• Commodity/supply chain expertise
• Contract writing/management
• Negotiation
• Price/cost analysis
• Leadership - global leadership competencies most pertinent to this role are:
• Act with integrity and authenticity
• Focus on customers
• Value differences in people and ideas
• Bachelor's degree - preferred (technical field preferred, but not required)
• Associate's degree - minimum + relevant experience
• 5+ years' experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Hands-on buyer experience required.
• Must have experience with duties such as placing orders, familiarity with MRP, and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Experience using SAP
• Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
• Experience with GSM processes and systems.
• Experience across multiple businesses, division and/or technologies.
• Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
• Yellow or green belt certification.
• Certified purchasing manager (C.P.M.) or certified professional in supply management (CPSM), APICS or certification related to supply chain.

• Health benefits
• Referral program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities