Sr. Buyer

Phase Analyzer Company (a business unit of PAC) designs, manufactures, sells and services test instruments to measure cold flow properties. Our company’s customers include oil refineries, commercial laboratories, fuel distributors, terminals, blenders, aviation companies, and military. Supported by 17 years of extensive inter-laboratory, Phase Technology consistently ranks highest for repeatability, reproducibility, sensitivity and equivalency to referee manual test methods. Phase Analyzer has been recognized with an ASTM Award of Excellence for developing world standards for petroleum cold flow behavior.

Your Role

The Sr. Buyer plans and executes the purchase of parts, materials, and services required for customers by managing the supply base for delivery, quality, and cost; and understanding the internal requirements for demand.

ESSENTIAL TASKS & DUTIES:

• Works with Production Supervisor and planner to understand major sub-assemblies and production sequences to establish required inventory levels, material planning, and procurement strategies.
• Analyze inventory levels and product demands to determine reorder levels including spike management that will ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs.
• Maintains inventory parts data for purchased parts in the ERP system.
• Follows standard work in the ERP system.
• Prepares purchase orders and follows up on timely delivery to support operational needs.
• Coordinates all activities related to procurement beginning with intent to purchase including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date parts and/or supplies are needed through delivery utilizing an ERP system.
• Purchase a variety of complex and/or technical parts and supplies.
• Sources and engages reliable suppliers and vendors.
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Negotiates with suppliers to get the lowest possible cost for the purchased parts and supplies balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.
• Purchase materials, components, and services as required based on approved requisitions, replenishment schemes, Kanban, MRP, or Scheduling inputs.
• Performs Purchase Order (PO) maintenance associated with ordering, expediting, distribution, approvals, and record keeping.
• Ensures purchasing records are current and up to date in accordance with company policy and ISO documented standards.
• Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes.
• Lead and manage Return Material Authorizations (RMA) from suppliers as deemed necessary.
• Manage, develop, and maintain Kanban inventory levels, implementing strategies for spike management, CONWIP Kanbans and other replenishment strategies based on product line.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activity to decrease material COGS and work with Manufacturing and design engineers to assist in Value engineering/value analysis on parts.
• Performs Inventory analysis and works on planning and execution of projects to increase inventory turns and decrease inventory value.
• Performs spend analysis and works on planning and execution of contracts with key vendors while driving cost optimization initiatives.
• Negotiates contracts to secure advantageous terms, while balancing cost, quality, and service of procured items.
• Reviews Risk and Opportunities related to procurement activities and proactively creates plans for mitigation of risks.
• Supports R&D in identification and qualification of suppliers for components or partner manufacturers for new developments.
• Works on the development and implementation of Supplier Qualification Processes
• Works collaboratively with Accounts Payables to resolve vendor payments and invoice discrepancies.

COMPETENCIES:

• Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Collaborates – Building Partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Custome…