Senior Buyer

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Senior Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing materials, goods, and services to meet the company's operational requirements. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring cost-effectiveness and maintaining high standards of quality for all purchases. In addition to external suppliers, this position interacts with internal stakeholders such as Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, and Program Management.

• Understand & interpret demand requirements to make strategic and informed procurement decisions.
• Analyze, understand and quantify risks to the supply chain. Develop mitigation plans and present options to senior management.
• Manage procurement activities including issuing of purchase orders, expediting orders, and resolving discrepancies.
• Engage and oversee projects with internal and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement of the procurement process
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand their purchasing needs, resolve supply challenges and improve material availability
• Analyze vendor performance based on quality, delivery, and price as well as other pertinent data to maintain a strong and sustainable supply chain.
• Make timely recommendations using data to support timely supply chain decisions.
• Coordinate nonconformance issues with internal teams and suppliers in a timely manner
• Interface with vendors and build relationships to maintain a high level of support and through all aspects of the procurement process
• The candidate will be expected to perform additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Supervision of Personnel:

• None

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or Operations Management from a four-year college or university.
• At least 5 years of purchasing/buying experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to engage and collaborate with all levels of the organization
• Ability to effectively drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Fundamental understanding of Lean principles
• Technical and company product curiosity
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical conduct, integrity, and sound professional judgment in all business interactions.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and consistently meet deadlines.
• Solid business acumen, including the ability to understand operational priorities, financial implications, and broader organizational goals.
• Proven ability to evaluate information, exercise sound judgment, and make timely, effective decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated career ambition with a track record of growth and increasing responsibility; highly promotable with the potential to take on broader leadership roles within a fast-paced, high-growth organization

Physical/Mental/Environmental:

Physical Demands:

• Activities: Sitting – 70% Walking/Standing – 30%
• Lifting: Occasionally lift up to 10lbs.
• Vision: Long periods of close work.

Mental Demands: Interpret, analyze and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Environment: Climate controlled office space.