Buyer​/Senior Buyer, Indirect

Position: Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect
Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Purchasing - Commodity purchasing

Job title

Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Job Summary

The Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect is responsible for procuring the necessary products and services required to support non-manufacturing activities at the minimum total cost. This involves negotiating and procuring a variety of assigned commodities, including non-standard and technical items. Additionally, this role will develop and manage suppliers to meet our stringent delivery, cost, and quality requirements.

Essential Job Functions

• Evaluating prices, specifications, and delivery dates and award contract to bidders and/or place orders with suppliers.

• Preparing purchasing documentation and verifying nomenclature and specifications of purchasing requisitions.

• Developing expertise on procurement of Indirect, engineering, and/or non-manufacturing products and service
to support the Business' requirements.

• Implementing continuous replenishment strategies with assigned suppliers.

• Executing supplier rationalization plans and support transition to existing and/or new suppliers.

• Supporting negotiation and execution of commercial agreement to reach lowest total cost including terms to mitigate economic and currency fluctuations as appropriate for assigned commodities (e.g., long-term agreements, make/buy, market tests, etc.).

• Supporting, and when required leading, cost reduction projects and improvement initiatives to achieve overall business objectives.

• Updating and maintaining purchase orders in Materials Resource Planning (MRP) system.

• Analyzing data, including enterprise requirements, planning information, and prepare reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure optimal supply chain execution.

• Evaluating supplier performance requirements including quality, cost and timing expectations.

• Working with vendors for improved delivery, quality, lead time, and price performance. Evaluating these metrics with the critical suppliers regularly.

• Complying with plant safety procedures to ensure a safe environment.

• Improving internal and external customer satisfaction.

• Complying with Supply Chain and Purchasing procedures and Quality System requirements

• Protecting confidential and/or sensitive information including implementation and adherence to Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreements.

• Complying with all safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by law, company's policies and regulations requirements. Being pro-active in the Safran HSE standards and procedures within daily work, staying alert to potential safety hazards and reporting accordingly.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Candidate skills & requirements

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental health & safety, or business from an accredited institution

• SAP Experience, preferred

• Previous work and/or internship experience in Supply Chain Management, preferred

Typical experience:

• Buyer - 5 or more years' related work experience or equivalent education and/or experience.

• Senior Buyer - 10 or more years' related work experience or equivalent education and/or experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The position requires a working knowledge of commodities assigned, supply sources, and contracting methods and strategies.

• Analytical ability to prepare supplier performance reports, cost/price analyses, and other performance measures.

• Possess ability to drive for results, hold self and others accountable, and continuously improve.

• Proficient user of computers and computer software.

• CPSM or CPM certification, preferred

• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, preferred.

• Familiarity/experience with lean manufacturing, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement techniques
(e.g., RCCA, Six Sigma methodology), preferred.

• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO-9001, preferred.

• Use of and deployment of electronic data interchange procurement, preferred.

• Knowledge of procurement methods, cycle count steps,…