Sr. Buyer

Position Summary

The Sr. Buyer is responsible for planning, quoting, negotiating pricing, and purchasing inventory and materials in support of the master schedule build plan with their assigned suppliers and/or commodities. The Sr. Buyer guides other staff within the purchasing department and promotes a team-building atmosphere.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Primary liaison between SIG SAUER and suppliers for all tactical and strategic matters.
• Responsible for keeping supplier contact information current in Oracle EBS.
• Pull all documentation and send out quote requests to suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier quotes and awards accordingly.
• Track orders from placement through delivery and adjust delivery schedules as needed based on SIG needs and supplier commits.
• Review and action MRP messages.
• Understand MRP messaging and the impact of attributes such as lead times, order modifiers, and sourcing rules on MRP messaging.
• Responsible for monthly distribution of supplier forecasts to assigned suppliers.
• Research and diagnose questionable MRP signals with little to no assistance from Planning, Sr. Buyer, or management.
• Create and maintain discrete and blanket purchase orders.
• Issue releases against blanket purchase orders based on MRP Messaging or ION Requisitions.
• Manage open orders with suppliers and keep PO promise dates in line with supplier commits.
• Research and diagnose problematic or "stuck" POs with little to no assistance.
• Review Engineering Change Orders, identify PO liability and vendor wipe positions for effectivity decisions and revision update timelines, assign item attributes, and notify affected suppliers of changes.
• Update which location items are purchased into, perform all required buyer actions (per Buyer standard agile work) prior to acknowledgement, submit sourcing rule and ASL change requests for implementation, understand when to add self at implementation in a workflow and use comments as a communication and reminder tool within Agile; review Agile change orders daily to prevent stalling of changes.
• Own item attributes such as processing and fulfillment lead times, order modifiers, and Buyer name, and is responsible for maintaining through SCMaster Data requests.
• Identify inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement with existing item attributes. May also, with additional training and management approval, be selected as an SCMaster Data facilitator (executes master data uploads).
• Work with Planning to disposition excess and obsolete material and vendor liability.
• Research and analyze complex invoice discrepancies with limited assistance from Accounts Payable.
• Monitor and escalate material shortages or overages.
• Monitor receiving activities and quickly resolve receiving issues.
• Lead discussions with suppliers regarding performance contributing to stalled receipts and inventory growth; escalate as needed to management.
• Collaborate with warehouse and Logistics as well as MRB personnel on inventory discrepancies and transactions.
• Represent Purchasing as needed for cross-functional projects spanning across multiple departments and disciplines.
• Contribute member of the MRB team for dispositioning non-conforming material. Make decisions with little to no assistance to ensure business continuity is maintained during the material disposition process.
• Process returns to supplier in a timely fashion.
• Escalate supplier-related issues in a prompt manner.
• Provide advanced analytical support when collaborating with Planning, Warehouse/Logistics, and MRB to resolve inventory and transactional inconsistencies.
• Research and diagnose ASCP issues and inconsistencies with little to no Planning or Demand Planning assistance.
• Quickly detect Business Intelligence report issues/errors and provide or assist with root cause analysis.
• May lead and actively volunteer for Continuous Improvement projects/tasks.
• Communicate effectively to supervision regarding problems and corrective action. Present possible solutions when notifying management of an issue.
• Participate in 5S workplace organizational activities and maintain the area in good working order through sustainment activities.

Education/Experience & Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience as a Buyer within a manufacturing environment required.
• Previous working experience with FARS and DFARS and ITAR required, especially with technical data transfer.
• Working knowledge of item attributes and their effects on MRP messages.
• Ability to read and understand Engineering Drawings.
• Experience with purchasing and planning commodities such as raw material, forgings, molded plastics and swiss, lathe, vertical and horizontal machined parts is strongly preferred.
• MIM experience a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of Purchasing or Planning Experience with ERP systems, such as Oracle/ASCP required, Agile preferred.
• APICS certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to clearly, concisely, and accurately convey ideas and information to others, both verbally and in written form.
• Able to operate independently at a high level and complete tasks in a timely manner.

Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer using a keyboard and mouse performing repetitive tasks.
• Ability to open file cabinets, reach with hands and arms, bend, and twist, lift and move files.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required.
• Must comply with all work exposure EH&S training requirements and adhere to SIG SAUER Inc. Security Mandates.