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Lead Buyer

CIRCOR International

Principal Activities
  • Identifies and requisitions MRP inventory and non-MRP inventory requirements to meet production planning and sales requirements for assigned commodities.
  • Assists in purchase order acknowledgements (contract acceptance) with suppliers and updates MRP system.
  • Assists in purchase order placement (contract offers) with suppliers.
  • Manages open purchase order report to resolve late and partial shipments with suppliers and updates MRP system.
  • Processes purchase order revision requests in MRP SYSTEM and communicates with suppliers.
  • Manages incoming shipment discrepancies with Receiving and/or suppliers.
  • Resolves invoice discrepancies with Finance and/or suppliers.
  • Authorizes procurement of inventory, tooling and MRO items within established signature authority guidelines.
  • Ensures and maintains MRP system data integrity for supplier data including unit price, delivered lead-time, and EOQ.
  • Identifies and eliminates "non-value added" department activities.
  • Files and maintains purchase order packages' (purchase order, acknowledgement, requisition) data integrity.
  • Assists with preparation of request for proposal packages including drawings.
  • Distributes request for proposal packages and manages due dates with suppliers.
  • Resolves or notifies Purchasing Manager to any situation impeding production workflow.
  • All other duties and tasks as assigned.


CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills & Abilities
  • Understanding of overall materials flow and other functions linked to the Supply Chain.
  • Price negotiation, price analysis, supplier selection.
  • ERP knowledge: Vantage preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of inventory management concepts.
  • High ethical standards. Models and supports organization's goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple efforts with strong results/goal orientation.
  • Uses time effectively, prioritizes and organizes work flow; can orchestrate multiple activities at once.
  • Agility and personal adaptability with the ability to successfully management multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.
  • Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; works well in a group problem solving situations; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention; displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
  • Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work.
  • Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy; enjoys challenges; drives for results; versatility, flexibility and a wiliness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident, at all levels, internal and external.
  • Ability to provide cross-functional and organizational leadership within a highly matrixed organization.
  • Demonstrated aptitude for process improvement and use of Lean and Six-Sigma resources and tools.


Education & Experience
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Accounting, Materials, Business or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
  • More than 8 years of experience in materials and Supply Chain
  • Experience in High Mix - Low Volume environment preferred
  • ISM (Institute of Supply Management), C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) certified in Basics of Supply Chain Management preferred


Other
  • US Citizen

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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Vacancy posted 18 hours ago
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