Buyer

Responsibilities

• Successfully develop and manage supplier relationships to best serve the needs of Corporate or Division objectives.
• Negotiate procurement of major or minor commodities and/or services by properly balancing considerations of price, quality, service, delivery, payment terms, and commercial situations.
• Complete a comprehensive purchase contract covering all aspects of a purchase agreement, ensuring legal and ethical requirements are met while still meeting company objectives.
• Analyze and interpret industry conditions and state of the art advancements which may affect design, lead time, and cost.
• Acquire a broad knowledge of supplier qualifications, including sales and distribution policies, procedures, research and development support, to ensure desired quality and delivery of assigned commodities.
• Analyze and evaluate all elements of cost and all procurement transactions of assigned commodities for maximum cost improvement.
• Maintain a general knowledge of technical requirements involved with assigned commodity responsibility so that requirements are fully understood by suppliers.
• Provide management with forecasts of market conditions, price trends, and potential problem areas.
• Communicate detailed and sometimes technical information to internal customers to advance best practices and decision making.
• Aid in training other Purchasing personnel.

Requirements

• Sound working knowledge of purchasing principles within a manufacturing environment, including the ability to research, analyze, negotiate, and close various types of purchase efforts within the guidelines of good business and ethical practices.
• Bachelor’s Degree and five (5) years’ experience in Purchasing or related fields such as Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, Inventory Management, Supplier Relationship Management, or Materials Management.
• C.P.M. or C.P.S.M. certification a plus.
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
• Technology adept, including advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, etc.), Microsoft Teams, ERP, etc.