Senior Buyer

Job Summary:

Responsible for procuring materials for blow molding machinery and products to meet the operational needs of the client, ensuring optimal price, quality, and delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the management team in achieving cost reductions and quality and delivery initiatives.
• Follow strategic operating plans to ensure adequate product availability aligned with market demand.
• Communicate forecast plans to gain buy-in from sales, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Determine safety stock levels for assigned parts.
• Coordinate meetings with sales and product management to validate forecasts.
• Maintain and update master files (item master, item branch plant, etc.).
• Manage ABC classifications by SKU number.
• Maintain reorder points and min/max levels by SKU number.
• Administer interplant warehouse transfers.
• Identify potential product shortages and recommend productivity or method improvements.
• Execute purchase orders (POs) to MRP-driven plan.
• Ensure standard purchasing processes are followed for goods and services.
• Update POs with supplier confirmation information (delivery dates, quantities, etc.).
• Process purchase orders, reviewing each for quantity, price, specification, and delivery requirements.
• Respond to internal RFIs (Requests for Information).
• Coordinate material deliveries to ensure on-time supply chain delivery.
• Review and act on MRP messages to maintain material flow.
• Expedite, research, and resolve missing, late, or incorrect orders.
• Monitor and assign ship dates to backordered materials.
• Address pricing, quality, or delivery issues with management support.
• Quote all non-standard purchase orders and new engineering releases.
• Process drop shipments.
• Complete miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Maintain accurate system lead times.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of supply chain metrics.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a cross-functional work environment.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain-related field with at least 5 years of buying/planning experience or at least 8 years of related experience.

Work Environment: Office/Manufacturing environment. Employees may be occasionally exposed to moving equipment, mechanical parts in motion, and other hazards associated with manufacturing activities.