Buyer

SUMMARY The Buyer manages and coordinates activities involved with sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods and services such as raw materials, parts, and supplies. This role supports cost‑efficient, timely procurement aligned with company policy and quality standards. The Buyer maintains strong vendor relationships, supports BID coordination, and ensures compliance across Engineering, Finance, and Facilities teams. The position may assist in facilities upgrade tracking and documentation. Success in this role requires attention to detail, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment. JOB DESCRIPTION Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform. Roles and Responsibilities Lead and collaborate with requesting departments including Engineering, PM, Material Control, Production, Warehouse, and others on SOW, specifications, sample evaluation, and budget of purchase requests to ensure timely and accurate purchasing and delivery. Monitor and analyze supply market competitor trends, manage supplier matrix, and purchasing strategies. Source and evaluate suppliers for requested products or services based on price, warranty, terms, quality, delivery capacities, and efficiencies; work closely with Strategic Sourcing to advance enterprise‑wide sourcing programs as appropriate. Negotiate and analyze quotations, including price, warranty, and delivery priority, to secure the most favorable terms for the company. Maintain and generate Purchase Orders in SAP, ensure approval compliance, issue POs, follow up with suppliers on order confirmation, and track on‑time deliveries. Manage purchase records, tracking, and documentation. Collaborate with Warehouse and Accounting on goods receiving, vendor setup, invoice, and payment when necessary. Generate reports from SAP, tracking and analyzing procurement data. Coordinate supplier BID submissions as needed, track evaluation status, and ensure audit‑ready documentation for leadership review. Identify workflow gaps and propose improvements in PO review, quote validation, and vendor communication tracking. Other tasks as assigned by management. Competencies SAP, Microsoft Office, data tracking and analysis. External: supplier relationship management with strong negotiation skills. Internal: efficient cross‑function teams’ collaboration and reporting to all levels of senior management. Strong business and project scenes with Time Management, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking. Well organized, self‑motivated, and resourceful managing complex situations. Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or related field; other technical degrees with business background also considered. Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in purchasing, procurement, or other disciplines requiring significant negotiation processes. Work Environment This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and calculator, ten key by touch. Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specified vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. Supervisory Responsibility None Travel 5% - 20% travel is expected for this position. Pay Range $70,304.00 - $85,000 DOE Equal Employment Opportunity RIDE is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr