Senior Strategic Buyer

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions.Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Goulds Pumps, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA.

Position Summary

ITT Enidine is looking for a Senior Buyer to join their team in Orchard Park, NY. The Senior Buyer is responsible for purchasing and the tactical management of assigned suppliers and/or categories from receipt of planning requirements to payment of invoice. This includes but is not limited to order placement, cost savings initiatives, performance of assigned suppliers, rejections, and supplier suggestions or part moves within assigned supplier categories.

Essential Responsibilities

· Responsible for strategic sourcing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies of increased complexity and importance.

· Solicits bids, analyzes quotes, and conducts cost/price analyses.

· Negotiates price and selects or recommends suppliers.

· Manages and executes day to day activities as trained. Follows standard work in relation to communicating specifications, quantity, quality, and delivery commitments using approved authority. Seeks deviation from Management when outside of standard work.

· Monitors past and current supplier performance. Ensures compliance to all regulations, goals, contracts and objectives. Escalates issues or supplier problems.

· Maintains personal knowledge of the supplier, government regulations, and established purchasing practices and procedures.

· Identifies and implements ideas for performance improvement, cost savings and supplier/supply strategy within assigned category(s).

· Will be the supplier representative to all internal customers; Participates in new part projects, technical cross functional teams.

· Visit suppliers as necessary.

· Work with P2P on payment issues as needed.

· Provides system and process training and mentorship to less experienced buyers

· Performs other tasks as assigned.

Position Requirements

· Bachelor's degree preferred with minimum 10 years of purchasing experience.

· Must have demonstrated long-term agreement negotiations with suppliers.

· Requires project management skills and ability to lead efforts to onboard new suppliers and new parts

· Must possess a broad knowledge of the market and a technical knowledge of materials and equipment.

· Possesses strong process and technical familiarity with modern ERP/MRPII or an automated purchasing systems like Oracle.

· Must have advanced level skills in Excel (pivot tables, macros, managing large volumes of data)

· Requires strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Multi-lingual capabilities preferred but not required.

· Ability to travel. If required, most travel will be local. However, some domestic or international overnight travel may be required

Safety is a core value at ITT. Our employees understand and follow all ITT safety policies and procedures, participate in workplace inspections, safety training, and in the development of job safety analyses.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

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Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

$103,600-$155,000

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ID 2026-16812

Job Locations US-NY-Orchard Park

Category Sourcing SupplyChain & Logistics

Position Type Employee

Telecommute No

Brand ITT Enidine Incorporated