Job Description
Position Summary
The Senior Buyer procures materials, supplies, services, and MRO. The role is critical in driving efficient costs decisions and maintaining a sustainable supply chain. The Senior Buyer has a significant responsibility in fulfilling customer commitments and managing an annual purchasing spend of more than $50 million USD.
Essential Functions/Key Deliverables
- Partners with Planning and Production to develop 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, excess/obsolete inventories.
- Actively gathers market intelligence to find new suppliers, new product substitutions, capacity changes, and regulatory changes.
- Makes tactical buying decisions. Execute on corporate sourcing programs a...