Senior Buyer
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships and monitor supplier capacity for assigned commodities to support continuity of supply.
- Conduct regular meetings with key suppliers to address open issues and visit supplier locations as needed to support business objectives.
- Perform supplier assessments for new suppliers and maintain supplier scorecards to support performance reviews and corrective actions.
- Analyze data from planning, engineering, manufacturing, and product management to support manufacturing requirements.
- Review ERP system messages and process purchase orders in accordance with company standards.
- Cook up deliveries based on supplier lead times and manufacturing requirements.
- Review changes in demand and adjust schedules as needed; communicate significant supply delays to appropriate stakeholders.
- Process approved price changes in accordance with company policy.
- Lead sourcing-related projects, including outsourcing, insourcing, new supplier selection, and alternate sourcing initiatives.
- Cook up returns and issue resolution for non-conforming materials.
- Partner with accounting to resolve invoice discrepancies.
- Participate in physical inventory and cycle count activities as needed.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience Required: Demonstrated purchasing experience supporting manufacturing or supply chain operations (typically 4 plus years of equivalent experience).
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment and using ERP systems, SAP preferred.
- Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Required: Strong communication, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Required
- Proficiency with business software tools, including spreadsheets, word processing, and related applications.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage changing priorities while meeting business objectives.
- Ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment.
About Legrand
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR).
About Legrand North And Central America
Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.
About Legrand’s Data Center Power And Control Division
The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development.
About Legrand
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About Legrand North And Central America
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About Legrand’s Data Center Power And Control Division
For more information, visit www.legrandus.com/data-center-power-and-control