Senior Buyer

Tactical Procurement Leadership

Executes daily purchasing activities with a high degree of accuracy, urgency, and ownership.
Manages complex or high-volume part families requiring tighter control and more frequent supplier communication.
Oversees PO lifecycle management including placement, confirmations, changes, cancellations, and follow-up.
Ensures supplier acknowledgements, ship dates, and quantity updates are accurately reflected in the ERP system.
Monitors and reacts to MRP messages, adjusting orders to support changing production needs.
Works with Strategic Commodity Manager to place POs with Milacron Preferred Suppliers and make decisions based on Cost, lead time, and quality when needed.
Investigate and fix data where needed on POs.

Supplier Management & Expediting

Acts as the primary escalation point for supplier delays, quality issues, or inaccurate confirmations.
Performs advanced expediting to resolve material shortages and protect production schedules.
Reviews supplier open order reports, identifies gaps, and implements corrective actions.
Coordinates with Supplier Quality on non-conformances, RMAs, and repeat issues.
Ensure updated information is loaded in JDE and communicated across the company.
Ensure debit memos are created and suppliers are charged back costs when appropriate.
Assess supplier overall performance with Global Commodity Managers and make recommendations regarding suppliers’ ability to meet Quality, Delivery, and Cost needs.

OTD, Inventory & Material Flow Performance

Owns day-to-day supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance and drives corrective actions.
Monitors inventory health, including safety stock, open POs, and slow-moving materials.
Identifies material risks early and implements mitigation steps to prevent production downtime.
Reviews forecasts and planned orders to support accurate supplier planning.
Drives forecasting improvements and supports SIOP alignment.
Track, prepare, and maintain production levels / PFEP within the organization.
Maintain A, B, and C classifications by SKU number (PFEP).

Communication & Cross-Functional Support

Provides daily communication to Operations, Scheduling, and Logistics on material status.
Supports ECO transitions by coordinating run-outs, replacements, and phase-ins.
Resolves shipping discrepancies, freight issues, and packaging concerns.
Supports OpSys alignment and part structure accuracy.
Communicate changes to suppliers as needed for ECOs.
Ensure Part Lead times are correct in JDE.

Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement

Identifies and recommends improvements to purchasing processes and expediting workflows.
Supports standardization of procurement tools, reports, and tracking methods.
Monitors key metrics such as OTD, confirm rate, and shortage counts to drive improvements.
Participates in short-term problem-solving activities with suppliers (A3, 8D, root-cause reviews).

Coaching & Team Support

Provides guidance and support to junior Buyers and Planners.
Assists in training new hires in purchasing processes and ERP/MRP execution.
Works with team to develop and execute category strategies in partnership with Strategic teams.
Works with Strategic team and Quality for supplier scorecard reviews and corrective action planning, along with risk management.