Buyer / Purchaser / Procurement / Supply Chain / Logistics

We are looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our team in Syracuse, NY and play a key role in ensuring our manufacturing operations have the equipment, materials, and production parts needed to meet customer requirements. In this role, you will work in a global supply environment, partnering closely with suppliers and internal teams to achieve the best quality, delivery, and Total Cost of Ownership. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional who enjoys negotiation, supplier management, problem-solving, and making a measurable impact on business performance. You will serve as a primary escalation point for supplier quality and delivery issues, document supplier performance, and support corrective actions to improve on-time delivery and overall supplier performance. You will maintain lead-time, vendor management, procurement master data, and SAP/ERP information while monitoring supplier capacity against forecasts and working with production and sales to address potential supply gaps. You will manage supplier relationships by evaluating technical capabilities, risk, and performance; You will collaborate with engineering, product development, production, sales, quality, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of projects and changes. support reimbursement activities; and proactively coordinate with internal departments to forecast and secure future material requirements.

We are looking for a proactive and results-oriented procurement professional with a degree or relevant education in logistics, supply chain, business administration, manufacturing, quality, technology, process engineering, or a related field. You should have at least three years of experience in parts and supplier management, with strong business acumen and a proven track record of delivering results as a Buyer. Experience with ERP systems, particularly SAP, is strongly preferred, as are excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. We value individuals who are flexible, creative, dependable, adaptable, detail-oriented, and willing to take a hands-on, “can-do” approach to challenges. Excellent command of English, both written and spoken, is required.

We also appreciate candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to teamwork, continuous learning, and process improvement. The ability to establish productive partnerships, share best practices, and drive consistent procurement processes across internal and external stakeholders will help you succeed in this role. We value individuals who demonstrate corporate responsibility, communicate professionally with internal and external customers, take ownership of their work, and consistently focus on safety, quality, and organizational effectiveness. We offer you an interesting, challenging, and responsible position where you can make a direct impact on our manufacturing operations and supplier performance. You will work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and multicultural environment where teamwork, continuous learning, and process improvement are encouraged. This is an excellent opportunity for professional growth within a dynamic organization, with opportunities to develop your procurement, supplier management, negotiation, and business skills while working closely with teams across the organization. Act as a primary escalation point for supplier quality and delivery issues.

• Monitor and document supplier performance and support supplier corrective actions to improve on-time delivery.
• Manage supplier relationships, including evaluating technical capabilities, risk, and performance.
• Trigger and support supplier development activities, supplier visits, supplier releases, and ongoing supplier performance management.
• Maintain accurate supplier and procurement information in SAP/ERP systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, product development, product architecture, production, quality, sales, and other cross-functional teams to ensure timely project implementation.
• Apply technical knowledge to effectively manage procurement activities within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Own and maintain procurement master data.
• Proactively work with internal departments to forecast material requirements and ensure supply continuity.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, share best practices, and help establish consistent procurement processes.
• Support and follow up on supplier reimbursement activities.
• A bachelor's degree or relevant certificate in logistics, supply chain, business administration, manufacturing, quality, technology, process engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• At least three years of experience in parts and supplier management, procurement, purchasing, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and lead cost-reduction and process-improvement initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an excellent command of English.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• ERP experience is strongly preferred, particularly SAP or a similar procurement system.
• A flexible, creative, dependable, and adaptable approach, with a strong “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of working in both office and manufacturing environments.

Experience managing supplier quality and delivery corrective actions.

• Experience negotiating material pricing, contracts, Service Level Agreements, and commercial terms.
• Strong technical knowledge related to manufacturing, production processes, materials, or engineering.
• A demonstrated commitment to attention to detail, corporate responsibility, communication, organizational effectiveness, teamwork, continuous learning, dependability, adaptability, diversity, and safety.
• In an office setting, the employee may occasionally, stoop, kneel, or crouch. This job operates in and out of a professional office environment. This position will have work that may be in an office or manufacturing setting. This position interacts with both internal and external customers in a professional, courteous manner, while keeping information confidential as needed. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, filing cabinets and copiers. While in the manufacturing environment, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. risk of electrical shock and vibration. We offer a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401K, long and short-term disability, life, training, tuition reimbursement, and Paid Time Off (PTO).

We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of disability status, veteran status, or any other New York State or federally protected characteristic.