Senior Buyer

Summary:

Under the direction of the Supply Chain leadership, purchase raw materials including but not limited to sheet, plate, bar, rod, wire, machine parts, and chemicals, at the best possible price consistent with quality and MRP requirements, within the assigned area of responsibility. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
• Quote, buy and maintain specified commodities from suppliers. Manage supplier on time delivery. Identify areas of cost reduction, cost savings and cost avoidance and implement to meet company objectives.
• Select, evaluate and qualify suppliers to meet ISO-9001 and Government compliance.
• Initiate purchase orders by reviewing and evaluating material requirements via MRP report. Prepare supplier performance reports on delivery, cost and quality of products and services. Obtain quotations/bids for material requirements from suppliers. Review and evaluate alternate materials. Implement long term agreements by negotiating price, terms, delivery and material lots.
• Resolve delivery/receiving and accounting discrepancies. Reduce costs by evaluating alternative materials, processes, lot sizes; negotiating price and terms. Ability to match requirements to supplier capabilities and capacity.
• Clarifies specifications through Engineering and Quality for materials to be procured. Assists Engineering and Estimating in resolving issues regarding new materials, new sources and the establishment of sources for new and existing products.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate inventory levels. Maintain MRP messages weekly, notify suppliers of all changes. Responsible to advise superior of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements or any other issue that may delay production, after exhausting all means within degree of delegated authority to solve such issues.
• Consistent with degree of authority delegated by superior, make decisions relative to selection of vendors, acceptance of bids, disposition of rejected material, return of rejected material, approval or rework/return material charges and resolution of invoice discrepancies. Perform follow-up within the company or at the suppliers’ facility. Sits as liaison between company and suppliers to ensure that suppliers are equipped with needed tools, materials, specifications, drawings, etc., and to obtain solutions to procurement issues.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, SEnior Buyers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or ten years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, of which five years must have been spent in the procurement of raw materials (sheet, plate, bar, tubing, etc). and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have experience with MRP, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Knowledge of record keeping, metals terminology, and strong negotiation skills.
• Experience with InforXA preferred.

Annual Target Salary = $90,000.00

Monday - Friday          8:00am - 5:00pm

Joining our team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off. Apply today for an opportunity to join our team!

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems.  Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor