Senior Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Sr. Commercial Buyer supports the execution of strategic procurement initiatives designed to enhance cost-effectiveness, quality, and efficiency across the supply chain. This position manages sourcing, vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and procurement planning within assigned categories to ensure operational smoothness and consistency with company objectives. The Sr. Commercial Buyer collaborates closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and other key stakeholders to support data-informed purchasing decisions that increase productivity and profitability.

JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support vendor sourcing, management, contract negotiation, and procurement planning to ensure seamless operations and alignment with company goals.

• Assist in designing and implementing procurement strategies to enhance cost, quality, and efficiency and mitigate risk throughout the supply chain.

• Examine procurement data and market trends to uncover opportunities for cost savings and efficiency gains, while upholding quality and service standards.

• Engage in competitive negotiations to implement cost reduction strategies with the global supply chain, ensuring capacity and quality standards are satisfied.

• Manage supplier contracts and long-term agreements with selected suppliers to ensure alignment with market trends, supplier performance, and future business requirements.

• Identify opportunities to achieve goals related to reducing supplier base, creating value, enhancing the supply chain, and improving customer satisfaction.

• Manage sourcing events across various categories crucial for achieving cost savings targets.

• Seek out and lead competitive bidding opportunities.

• Support and administer tooling logistics programs, including operations coordination, planning, maintenance, and dispatching.

• Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and other key stakeholders to promote data-driven purchasing decisions that improve productivity and profitability.

• Identify, assess, and nurture relationships with key suppliers, negotiating contracts and agreements to obtain favorable terms and ensure supplier performance aligns with company standards.

• Support efforts to refine purchasing processes, standardize procurement policies, and upgrade purchasing systems to optimize operations and ensure compliance.

• Contribute to a results-focused, data-driven culture within the purchasing team, and may mentor junior buyers.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards, company policies, and industry best practices regarding procurement and supplier management.

• Apply Lean and Six Sigma techniques to enhance processes in purchasing, supplier management, and cost control.

• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field required.

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Committed to achieving high performance and success.

• Ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities.

• Ability to analyze complex data sets, distill key insights into action, and create compelling business recommendations.

• Knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting, and executing purchasing and supply chain programs.

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

• Availability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Express Employment Professionals of Chattanooga, TN is a leading staffing provider helping job seekers find work with a wide variety of local businesses.

Because we're locally owned, we live in and work in this community and have a vested interest in its success. In addition to our staffing services, our team is actively involved with a wide variety of causes and organizations that help strengthen our beautiful city.

Our Mission:
To professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network that profit our associates, customers, franchisees, corporate staff, stockholders and communities in which we conduct business.

Company Description

Express Employment Professionals of Chattanooga, TN is a leading staffing provider helping job seekers find work with a wide variety of local businesses.\r\n\r\nBecause we're locally owned, we live in and work in this community and have a vested interest in its success. In addition to our staffing services, our team is actively involved with a wide variety of causes and organizations that help strengthen our beautiful city.\r\n\r\nOur Mission:\r\nTo professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network that profit our associates, customers, franchisees, corporate staff, stockholders and communities in which we conduct business.