TITLE: Sr. Buyer

ENVIRONMENT: Industrial ManufacturingLOCATION:  Elgin, ILCOMPENSATION RANGE:  $80,000.00 - $100,000.00   DIQDEGREE REQUIREMENTS:  Bachelor’s Degree

RELOCATION PACKAGE: No

BENEFIT PACKAGE: yesEXPERIENCE LEVEL: 5+ years’ experienceNUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1

WORK STATUS:  Must be able to work for any United States. Company without sponsorshipPOSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Buyer position is directly responsible for the purchasing, stocking, inventory management, and supplier relationships. The core functions of the position range from tasking (e.g., generation of purchase order, qualification of suppliers) to contract negotiation (e.g., pricing agreements, terms). The Senior Buyer answers to upper management (VP and President) and advises them on the procurement needs of the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assigns purchase orders to trained staff. Reviews and approves purchase orders generated by others.
• Generates purchase orders as needed. Submits purchase orders for review to trained staff.
• Performs or assigns follow-ups to ensure purchase orders are accepted and fulfilled to the specifications of the order.
• Takes remedial actions with suppliers as necessary to ensure PO’s are fulfilled as required.
• Supplier Management
• Manages backordered supplies to ensure staff and management can fulfill customer orders.
• Drive on-time delivery metrics and ensure Supplier Quality performance metrics are maintained and execute corrective actions, as necessary.
• Verify quality of products in standard of ISO regulations.
• Maintains the supplier scorecard.
• Prepares supplier reviews (annually or as needed).
• Negotiates pricing and pricing agreements for purchased inputs.
• Seeks out and qualifies new suppliers as needed by the Company. Performs the tasks required for the new vendor approval process.
• Performs supplier site visits periodically to verify compliance to quality agreements.
• Manages the distribution of workload to qualified suppliers to ensure receive product in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the recording of purchasing data in the ERP, and Salesforce software.
• Works hand-in-hand with the production manager to help order workflow to meet demands.
• Coordinates with the Production Manager to schedule and perform regular Inventory Counts. Works with the requisite teams to accomplish the goals of the count.
• Performs other related duties as may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA in Supply Chain/Operations/Logistics or similar degree.
• APICS or related certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a related position.
• MRP experience.
• Strong interdepartmental communication, presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Excel – pivot tables, V-lookup, Graphs, VB automation.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.