Buyer - Manchester, NH

Job description

Job Overview The Buyer is responsible for managing purchasing activities for assigned commodities within our Burndy operations. This role ensures material availability, optimizes cost and lead time, and drives supplier performance improvements. The Buyer collaborates cross-functionally to support sourcing strategies, lead negotiations, and contribute to process improvement initiatives. Strong knowledge of purchasing principles, MRP systems, and supplier management is essential. A Day In The Life: What will help you thrive in this role? - Execute purchase order placement, confirmation, and timely updates. - Monitor supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery; expedite as needed. - Serve as subject matter expert for assigned commodities and related systems. - Partner with internal teams to review priorities and provide status updates. - Conduct regular supplier meetings to review metrics and corrective actions. - Resolve supplier quality and AP payment issues in collaboration with internal teams. - Support onboarding and qualification of new suppliers. - Collaborate with sourcing and commodity managers to implement sourcing initiatives. - Drive process improvements to simplify wo...