Job Title:  Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer plans, purchases, and expedites material, equipment and services on a broad assignment basis usually involving important and critical items. This position is responsible for responsible for all purchasing/planning data in ERP system. The position is located in our Wilmington MA location.

• Performs an active role in the supplier selection and assessment process. Seeks new sources of supply, performs periodic performance evaluations; generates on-time delivery reports.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.

• Ensures continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicates any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Drives continuous improvement with suppliers and within Purchasing practices and tool set. Maintain KPI metrics on performance and delivery.
• Solicit competitive quotations from qualified suppliers and prepare total cost analysis to determine the best overall value including purchase price, freight terms, payments terms, quality of service and product specifications.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Analyzes purchase price variances and assists in the development of standard product costs.
• Monitor savings against individual and departmental cost savings objectives.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Deliver briefs, updates, and reports as and when required.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Must have knowledge of legal practices and compliance systems including ISO
• Attends production meetings for assigned product lines and understand materials impact.
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures. 

QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIRED SKILLS

• BS/BA degree in supply chain, business, or engineering discipline

• Minimum of 10+ years of related experience with diversified commodities
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience
• Experience working with MRP.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) Certification required or hiring commitment to obtain in first 18 months of employment.
• Must have established negotiation, supplier relations and sourcing skills along with strong organizational skills.
• Must have experience with handling long term agreements, Kanban, and Just-In-Time (JIT) purchasing.
• Applies continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems.
• Strong people skills. Ability to work successfully within teams.
• Utilizes sound judgment and decision making 
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in procurement 
• Demonstrated experience in supplier relationship management and supplier qualification
• Excellent communication and presentation
• Experience in manufacturing processes
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills