Senior Buyer

Job description

INTERNAL POSTING ONLY: 100% in office Job Summary: Working for the Global Director of Capital Procurement, you will be responsible for the procurement and consolidation of capital purchases. Responsibility: - Contact negotiations including renewals and cancellations. - Reduction in Linamar’s purchase costs by linking and leveraging spend. - Develop the sourcing strategy, balancing total cost, quality, and risk. - Work in a consolidating function, leveraging Linamar’s total spend in categories to maximize the best potential commercial agreements company wide. - Establish long-term supply agreements with Suppliers. - Identify potential new sources of supply that offer more competitive. - Review CapEx reqs for accuracy and required detail in compliance with GOS, PRB and FRB requirements. - Maintain and improve various systems: Machine Database, Capex Workflow, LCSAs - Support plants in crisis management with suppliers relating to quality, delivery/capacity short falls. - Monitor and capture purchasing metrics and supplier diversity spend as required. - Benchmarking purchases globally. - Act as liaison between suppliers and plants. - Participate in PRBs and FRBs reviews as required. Ex...