Sr Buyer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
The Senior Buyer/Planner is responsible for obtaining materials, components and equipment. Gathers quotations, examines bids, and makes awards. Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules, and maintains inventory at planned levels. Plans, schedules and monitors for the movement of materials through the production cycle. Evaluates vendor reliability, develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Develops specifications for new contract orders.

You Make an Impact by:
Communicating regularly with and manage the supply base to avoid and resolve any delivery, quality or pricing issues
- Proactively drive the supply chain to supply and exceed our production floor's needs and eliminate any interruptions
- Multi-task in order to complete daily/weekly/monthly purchasing goals and metrics
- Serve as the focal point for escalation of all supplier relationship issues for the suppliers under your responsibility
- Maintain supplier status relating to scorecards, business drivers and developmental needs (where applicable)
- Maintain price tables and/or manage requisitions for pricing related to category contracts/negotiations
- Travel to suppliers and other MKS facilities 10%-20% of the time or as required for this position

Skills You Bring:
Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and good writing and oral communication skills. CPSM and/or APICS certification required.

Minimum 5 years of related experience.

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