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**Job Category****:** Operations **Requisition Number****:** BUYER10488 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**SUMMARY:** This position is responsible for negotiating and managing specific commodity purchases to support production and new product development while minimizing costs and inventory levels.

Alpha Technologies , a Roper company, is the world leader in the design, manufacture, service and support of precision rubber and polymer laboratory instrumentation and data acquisition/analysis software systems.

**Essential Job Functions Responsibilities**

* Lead vendor qualification and selection program for all new product development efforts

* Negotiate with suppliers to meet quality, delivery, and cost objectives

* Develop strategic procurement plans for assigned commodities

* Manage vendor relationships

* Initiate, review, and take corrective actions to maintain vendor performance

* Drive inventory reduction, while ensuring material availability is maintained

* Actively lead continuous improvement and Kaizen/Lean/Six Sigma projects

* Establish and maintain rapport with all levels of supplier personnel and internal customers

* Execute contract negotiation to ensure most advantageous terms and conditions

* Perform new part set up in MRP system

* Assign and maintain HTS/Schedule B Codes

* Analyze and understand market and supplier conditions that may impact future procurement

* Monitor current and alternative sourcing markets and develop sourcing strategies based upon market intelligence gathered

* Identify and lead process improvement initiatives

**Education Experience Qualifications**

* Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Materials Management or related field required

* Minimum 6 years strategic sourcing experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment required

* Sourcing for electrical or machined parts experience preferred

* Strong analytical and data management skills required

* Project management skills required

* Ability to interact with all organizational levels

* Demonstrated leadership skills

* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

* Ability to lead and work effectively during change

* Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment

* Intermediate to advanced PC skills including MS Office

* Working knowledge of MRP principles and materials management within a manufacturing environment; Avante, Epicore or Equiv preferred

* APICS and/or CPM certification preferred

* Knowledge of Import/Export laws and compliance; Licensed Customs Broker a plus

* Ability to work with multiple geographies / locations and departments

* Ability to handle multiple priorities, work independently and employ effective time management skills

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)