Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer at Bluefors, Syracuse, United States, US. A mid-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under business operations.

We are looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our team in Syracuse, NY and play a key role in ensuring our manufacturing operations have the equipment, materials, and production parts needed to meet customer requirements. In this role, you will work in a global supply environment, partnering closely with suppliers and internal teams to achieve the best quality, delivery, and Total Cost of Ownership.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional who enjoys negotiation, supplier management, problem-solving, and making a measurable impact on business performance. Interested? Keep reading! Your responsibilities will include coordinating Production Part Approval Processes (PPAPs), as well as supporting production ramp-up and ramp-down activities and supplier onboarding in accordance with company standards. You will serve as a primary escalation point for supplier quality and delivery issues, document supplier performance, and support corrective actions to improve on-time delivery and overall supplier performance.

You will maintain lead-time, vendor management, procurement master data, and SAP/ERP information while monitoring supplier capacity against forecasts and working with production and sales to address potential supply gaps. You will manage supplier relationships by evaluating technical capabilities, risk, and performance; supporting supplier development and visits; coordinating supplier releases; and maintaining an effective supplier base. You will lead RFx activities, negotiations, and supplier award processes while identifying and driving cost-improvement opportunities.

You will collaborate with engineering, product development, production, sales, quality, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of projects and changes. In addition, you will resolve vendor returns and purchase order discrepancies, including pricing and quantity errors; manage standard versus purchase pricing and price-change reporting; crea