Strategic Buyer

Overview

Strategic purchasing and supplier management for complex materials and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• supplier management
• strategic purchasing
• negotiation
• performance monitoring
• cost analysis
• supplier visits

Tasks

-Will be the supplier representative to all internal customers; Participates in new part projects, technical cross functional teams. -Responsible for strategic purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies of increased complexity and importance. -Negotiates price and selects or recommends suppliers. -Monitors past and current supplier performance. Ensures compliance to all regulations, goals, contracts and objectives. Escalates issues or supplier problems. -Work with P2P on payment issues as needed. -Manages and executes day to day activities as trained. Follows standard work in relation to communicating specifications, quantity, quality, and delivery commitments using approved authority. Seeks deviation from Management when outside of standard work. -Maintains personal knowledge of the supplier, government regulations, and established purchasing practices and procedures. -Identifies and implements ideas for performance improvement, cost savings and supplier/supply strategy within assigned category(s). -Visit suppliers as necessary. -Provides system and process training and mentorship to less experienced buyers -Solicits bids, analyzes quotes, and conducts cost/price analyses.

Requirements

• erp/mrpii
• oracle
• excel
• negotiation
• bachelor's
• 5-7 yrs

What You Bring

-Possesses strong process and technical familiarity with modern ERP/MRPII or an automated purchasing systems like Oracle. -Must possess a broad knowledge of the market and a technical knowledge of materials and equipment. -Must have advanced level skills in Excel (pivot tables, macros, managing large volumes of data) -Ability to travel. If required, most travel will be local. However, some domestic or international overnight travel may be required -Requires strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Multi-lingual capabilities preferred but not required. -Must have demonstrated long-term agreement negotiations with suppliers. -Bachelor's degree preferred with minimum 5-7 years of purchasing experience.

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About Itt Inc.

-Evolved into a global industrial innovator. -Now based in Stamford, Connecticut, the company is publicly traded. -Typical projects include shock absorbers for vehicles, industrial pumps and valves for chemical plants, and connectors for aerospace applications. -Portfolio features legendary brands like Goulds Pumps, KONI shock absorbers, Cannon connectors, and Enidine absorbers. -Growth stems from both organic innovation (like EV brake pads) and strategic M&A such as Svanehøj and kSARIA acquisitions.

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