Senior Buyer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, maintain, process and analyze the organization's RFQ needs
• Develop sourcing strategy considering and recognizing the market conditions for products and resins
• Able to establish base lines and spend segments for products
• Confident in developing and supporting strategic long-term partnerships
• Able to support the facilities with their PDT needs on new and existing platforms
• Able to assist with supplier development and future growth of the organization and its needs in terms of equipment and technology
• Issue requests for quotation and follow up on responses
• Analyze responses received and make sourcing recommendations
• Issue engineering change requests and follow up on responses
• Maintain strong working relationships with our vendors
• Review purchasing agreements with vendors and maintain open lines of communication with those vendors
• Develop an active process for measuring supply inventory and determining purchasing needs based on quarterly and annual numbers
• Stay up to date with industry trends and establish long-term purchasing agreements with vendors when it is beneficial to the company
• Compare product deliveries with issued purchase orders and contact vendors when there are discrepancies
• Engage in continuous improvement opportunities as required
• Maintain compliance of IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 / ISO 14001

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficient in Excel and Word
• Strong communication skills

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply preferred
• 5-10 years’ experience in a purchasing role

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, stand, talk, hear and walk
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus