Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer
Location Chandler - Arizona
Permanent
Full Time

Imagine a job where you will have the opportunity to do exciting and challenging work while collaborating with extraordinary colleagues. A company that invests in you and your career, providing the training, mentoring, development, and support you need to be successful now and in the future. If you want a career without limits with a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company where you can make an impact, then imagine an opportunity at Heraeus. Every day, our worldwide team of around 17,200 employees brings forward new ideas and solutions that are impacting and transforming everything from healthcare and renewable energy to e-mobility, high-tech, and telecommunications.

Your Role and Responsibilties:

• Drive RFQ/RFI process: Negotiate pricing, terms, and contractual agreements with suppliers, seeking cost-effective solutions while maintaining product quality and delivery timeliness.
• Strategic Sourcing Initiatives: participate in strategic sourcing activities for specific categories, collaboration with the senior procurement team conducting market analyses and supplier evaluations to identify potential sources, cost saving opportunities and supplier consolidation efforts.
• Subcontracting for Buford site: handle strategic sourcing and contract management with subcontracting vendors for Buford site.
• Purchase Order Management: Execute and manage process orders including generating PO's, vendor confirmations, tracking deliveries, monitor and expedite when needed, resolving price discrepancies, and ensuring system has accurate information.
• Vendor communication: Engage with vendors to facilitate order execution, resolve issues, and maintain positive relationships acting as the primary point of contact for day-to-day procurement matters as well as building strategic partnerships with key suppliers to drive performance improvements.
• Data Analysis and reporting: analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision making and performance evaluation.
• Cross-Functional collaboration: work with internal stakeholders across various departments, including engineering, finance, and operations as well as the global procurement team to align procurement strategies with business requirements and objectives.
• Data Entry and System Maintenance: Ensure data on system is maintain with accurate information.

What is required for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or related field required with proven experience in operational and strategic procurement, sourcing and supplier management preferably but not conditioned to semiconductor industry, technical affinity would be preferrable.
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal, and leadership skills to handle collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Self-confidence and team spirit with self-driven personality and positive "can-do" attitude
• Negotiation skills, analytical and financial skills.
• Proficiency in SAP system and data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of industry best practices, market dynamics and regulatory requirements related to procurement and supply chain management.
• Advanced Excel knowledge (Pivot tables, V-Lookup, Charting/Graphing) preferred.
• Travel is mandatory 20%

Diversity is at the core of our Vision, Mission, and Values. Heraeus is committed to an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We can provide you with the opportunity - and Open Space - where your ideas and career can grow and advance. A career with Heraeus offers attractive compensation, top-notch benefits, and an ideal environment that supports your professional development.

In case of any questions, our HR team is available at hrdirect-americas@heraeus.com. You can also find more information at www.heraeus.com/careersusa.

Keywords: procurement, buyer

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