Sr. Buyer

Description

• Communicate and develop relationships with vendors.
• Ensure SKUs set up is correct (buyer number/supplier number/safety stock/ordering qty)
• Under minimum supervision, manages all assigned suppliers and ensures supplier on time delivery. Keep suppliers accountable to their promise delivery dates and formulates a recovery plan for any late delivery.
• Collaborates with Sourcing team on new supplier onboarding, purchase order placement and for identifying new sources for alternate materials and/ sourcing for existing materials.
• Regularly reviews raw material inventory and partners with Inventory Control to ensure inventory availability.
• Expedite or delay orders as may be needed to ensure proper inventory levels.
• Analyzes quotations received, selects or recommends suppliers based upon pricing and supplier suitability, and schedules deliveries in advance of need to avoid production limitations.
• Partners with R&D team to qualify alternate materials to prevent inventory shortages impacting customer commitments and on timed delivery.
• Answer MRP messages.
• Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and scheduling teams to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Manage raw material safety stocks.
• Review Production schedule and MRP daily to make informed decisions about purchase order placement and On-Time-Delivery from suppliers
• Identify material and resource constraints and coordinate/expedite their resolution with responsible parties.
• Research products and materials and prepares/places purchase orders through appropriately vetted vendors and suppliers.
• Critical member of the monthly Sales, Operations & Inventory planning process; uses good judgement and utilizes purchasing tools to provide long term forecast to critical suppliers.
• Manage and maintain relationships with existing suppliers, monitoring their performance and addressing any issues that may arise.
• Communicate with the management when there is supply constraints or disruptions that could impact production plan and customer commitments.
• Actively participates in daily Production meetings, communicates supply status, risks and actions and help problem solve shortages impacting production schedule.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their requirements and provide procurement solutions that meet their needs.
• Review Production schedules in high volume high mix manufacturing environment. Collaborate with Scheduler and Production Supervisor daily. Understand the Production requirements and make recommendations on supply capabilities to meet the plan or make alternate scheduling suggestions to the plan.

Requirements

• Experience with an MRP system, such as JDE E-1, SAP or similar strongly preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of Daily Management (Business Systems), and Standard Work.
• Must have exceptional listening and interpersonal skills
• 10 years of experience in scheduling/planning/purchasing within a manufacturing environment
• ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management) CPIM or CSCP is a plus.
• Understanding of Scheduling and Production Planning within a complex manufacturing environment
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree required or 11+ years of experience in a related role.
• Ability to travel to suppliers 5%
• Demonstrated knowledge of Pull Systems/MRP Systems
• Fluency in analyzing cost, supplier pricing, and completing a competitive analysis
• Intermediate level in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Advanced appreciation for the interconnectedness of workflows and impact of each role within the production environment to impact manufacturing excellence, supply chain, and service level to customers. Ability to anticipate changes, shortages and/or downstream impacts to subtle and/or significant supply issues.
• Self-directed with a high sense of urgency and excellent organization skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance