Summary:
A prominent leader in manufacturing, building and innovation of process equipment and engineered technologies. Serving a diverse range of industries, the organization is hiring for a Strategic Buyer in support of a newly established center of excellence.
This role will have the opportunity to not only be immersed in a dynamic team of purchasing professionals, but also have the ability to make a lasting impact on transformations across sourcing, inventory, and planning processes. This pivotal role involves managing supplier relationships, optimizing procurement processes, enhancing operational efficiencies, and has a strong pipeline of growth ahead!
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing category spend using Total Cost Ownership methodology.
- Relationship owner for supply base ensuring alignment goals such as on time delivery, quality, cost, and risk.
- Daily tactical management of all purchase orders, creation/maintenance, expedites/de expedites, and date acknowledgements.
- Assist in reconciling invoices and receiving transaction discrepancies.
- Create, maintain, and communicate inventory stocking and replenishment strategy for assigned supply base.
- Supporting negotiation efforts through analytics and market comparisons.
- Collaborating and supporting multiple facilities across various direct material needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum three years' related experience.
- Knowledge of purchasing, supply chain, or sourcing fundamentals.
- Proficient in Excel analytics for data mining and management as well as various business software platforms.
- Working knowledge of ERP / MRP functionality as it relates to job responsibilities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and servicing internal and external customers.
- Principles of logical and critical thinking to solve practical problems.
- Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities.