Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

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San Jose, CA 95131

Overview

Salary Range $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 Salary/year Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day

Description

The Senior Buyer is responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. They will have strong negotiation and analytical skills, as well as experience managing a team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Verify and place purchase orders for raw sheet metal, Outside Services, and customer-specific commodities.
• Utilize the ERP system, Epicor, to validate pricing and delivery per job requirements.
• Ensure that purchase orders are received by the job requirement date, working with suppliers to manage job pull-ins/push-outs, and late purchase orders
• Work with the Customer Project Manager to review customer projects and forecasts, and plan buys accordingly with commodity buyers
• Plan interdepartmental strategies to improve material flow and reduce inventory
• Analyze repeat buys for cost reduction and transaction reduction opportunities
• Obtain quotations from suppliers, examine contracts, and negotiate cost reduction
• Manage Supplier Scorecards, and distribute monthly to key suppliers
• Initiate and manage monthly supplier audits
• Run and analyze various reports in ERP system and Microsoft Excel
• Direct meetings with various suppliers and team leaders, under the supervision of the Purchasing Supervisor
• Adheres to all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain customer and MASS Quality requirements.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Contributes to the department's team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

Education, Training & Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 2 years in a purchasing or supply chain management environment (5 years preferred)
• Experience in the Manufacturing industry (preferred)
• APICS or equivalent certification (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience with an ERP/MRP system, such as Epicor, Oracle, or SAP
• Professional communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong analytical, numerical, planning, organization, and problem-solving skills, "thinking outside the box" when necessary.
• Effective time-management skills to meet deadlines
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate with other departments as needed
• Supply chain management skills or equivalent prior experience in project planning, inventory management, or manufacturing operations
• Leadership skills in directing and supervising activities when needed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at the appropriate level across the organization.
• Proficient with MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bilingual in Spanish or Vietnamese preferred
• Ability to commit to a flexible schedule and prompt arrival to scheduled shifts.
• Ability to follow verbal instructions
• Ability to be cross trained in other departments to help with unexpectedly high demands.
• Required to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
• Required to wear PPE when in the production area

Hours / Shifts

• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, continuing education reimbursement, PTO, sick time and discounts on public transportation