Description
Sr. Buyer
Under direction of the Director of Purchasing, responsible for the strategic purchasing and management of materials and services required to meet the needs of the company, and its customers while continuously striving to improve cost, delivery, quality, and management of inventory and other company objectives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Include but not limited to)
- Negotiates pricing and contracts with new and incumbent suppliers.
- Manages assigned supplier spend, category spend and negotiates favorable payment terms to improve working capital.
- Manages assigned suppliers and the respective purchasing processes that are completed including but not limited to - writing purchase orders, Return to vendor and RMA's. Maintaining all system data to ensure data integrity.
- Develops relationships with suppliers to enable to build partnerships with key suppliers - Supports cost, lead-time, and quality improvement initiatives with key suppliers. - Takes the lead in identifying cost reduction opportunities, executes Request for Quotations (RFQs), and identifies new suppliers.
- Key point of contact between supplier and key stakeholders.
- Works effectively with suppliers to help minimize costs and improve lead times.
- Expedites parts to align with production requirements, and system stocking levels.
- Assist in root cause analysis on defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection team and quality control personnel, suppliers, and others to determine source and take corrective action.
- Communicates with and works closely with other departments, including but not limited to Production Planning, Accounting, Quality, and Engineering.
- Experience with managing Engineering Change Request (ECR's) to the supply base with the intent of minimizing Excess and Obsolete material.
- Responsible for PO data integrity, inventory stocking levels and negotiating inventory and delivery programs where applicable.
- Responsible for reporting on all assigned metrics and KPI's.
- Develops action plans, standard work, and countermeasures as needed to support the goals, metrics, and KPI's.
**Requirements**:
a. Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years purchasing experience in a fast paced, medical device manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strategic Souring experience required.
- Project management with the ability to manage multiple projects with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to prepare reports using excel and provide updates as and when required.
b. Education
- Bachelor's degree required.
- APICS certification a plus.
c. Language
- English
PERSONAL TRAIT PROFILE
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Solid understanding of Supply Chain and Lean Manufacturing principles required.
- Strong negotiation skills, with a proven record of successful cost improvement initiatives.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a good understanding of how purchasing impacts other areas of the business.
- Proven ability to work well under pressure and stressful situations.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Advanced Excel abilities (ex: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas) required.
- High degree of creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness in the pursuit of cost improvements.
- Commitment to putting customers first.
- Able to engage effectively in a team environment.
- Able to function at a high level independently.
- Strong blueprint/DWG/ Spec knowledge required.
**Benefits**:
Christmas bonus: 30 days
Savings Fund: 13% (with a cap of $3,752.00)
Vacation: 12 days the first year (according to the vacation table of the LFT).
Vacation Bonus: 50%.
Food voucher card: 10% of your monthly salary (with a legal cap of $3,112.00).
Life Insurance 24 months of nominal salary in case of natural death, accidental death or total and permanent disability.
Major Medical Expense Insurance For the employee and direct family: spouse and children.