The Senior Buyer procures materials, supplies, services, and MRO. The role is critical in driving efficient cost decisions and maintaining a sustainable supply chain. The Senior Buyer has a significant responsibility in fulfilling customer commitments and managing an annual purchasing spend.

Essential Functions/Key Deliverables

• Partners with Planning and Production to develop and implement procurement strategies and define ordering requirements on time horizons ranging from one week to 3 years.
• Track and ensure inventory levels meet the business needs. This includes developing and managing reports and KPIs for usage, on-hand inventories, and excess/obsolete inventories.
• Actively gathers market intelligence to analyze market trends, identify new suppliers, new product substitutions, capacity changes, and regulatory changes.
• Manage the procurement process from requisition to delivery, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Develop commodity procurement strategies and inventory programs.
• Mitigate risks and implement contingency plans to address potential disruptions in the supply chain.
• Research, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers.
• Identifies and executes opportunities for cost reductions and process improvement initiatives.
• Gather quotations, examine bids, review contracts, negotiate pricing & contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority, and makes recommendations for awards.
• Work with all necessary departments to ensure spending budgets are achieved while maintaining necessary stock to deliver on our KPIs.
• Maintains procurement records on services and goods purchased, costs, delivery, and inventories.
• Champion procurement reporting and metrics.
• Issues reports on category spend, price per unit, contract compliance.
• Monitor vendor performance for quality and delivery.
• Assists in facilitating internal compliance and audit reporting.
• Perform any other duty reasonable corresponding with the role.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or significant experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Procurement ideally in the manufacturing industry.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and organization.
• Ability to function both independently and as part of a team; must be flexible and excited to grow with the organization.
• Experience managing multiple suppliers and assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills with a solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, especially use of Excel for writing formulas, and pivot tables. – SAP experience helpful.