Senior Buyer

Responsibilities

• Establish & maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and internal customers;
• Collaborate with purchasing and estimating teams to identify key and preferred suppliers for key categories of spend that support business unit and corporate objectives;
• Support direction and strategies regarding supplier demand forecasting, supplier capacity planning, supply base inventory management, supplier replenishment and procurement transactions;
• Plan transitions for all new finished goods to the business;
• Execute standard purchasing processes and strategies including procure-to-pay definition and optimization;
• Manage supplier on time delivery (OTD) performance, maintain system data integrity and measure performance on related key indicators (examples: past due purchase orders, open PO acknowledgements, PO expedites, non-conforming material return cycle time, and supplier invoice resolution);
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve risks in anticipation of delivery or inventory replenishment delays prior to impact on the business;
• Ability to apply creative problem solving solutions and work collaboratively;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in related field OR 3 years related experience in the Supply Chain function within a similar working environment;
• 5 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment is required;
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, analytics, contract negotiation and project management;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple projects/tasks simultaneously;
• Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a very fast paced environment;
• Ability to travel to key suppliers for onsite visits and supply chain development, occasionally;
• ERP/MRP User - SAP strongly preferred;
• Market knowledge and experience sourcing for new product development;

High volume steel buying experience preferred.