Senior Buyer

Job description

Qualifications: - Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP. - Lead “Make vs. Buy” analyses in collaboration with manufacturing & engineering. - Negotiate and administer Long Term Agreements (LTA’s) working close with central commodity team. - Driving Purchase Price Variance (PPV), cost avoidance and cost savings initiatives. - Request quotes from suppliers (cost and lead time) based on supplier capabilities and inclusion on Approved Vendor List. - Obtain Quality approvals for specific part/operation/process prior to transmitting purchase orders to suppliers. - Manage purchase orders to ensure date accuracy is maintained and correct information flows through ERP system to supplier scorecards. - Manage supplier performance to drive execution required by internal build plan. - Proactively identify and mitigate risk - tracking expected supplier’s deliveries. - Mentor junior buyers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-performance negotiation within the team. - 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment. - High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work. - Previous experience with ERP systems. - Ability t...