Buyer

• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for assigned NPI projects from concept through commercial launch
• Participate as the purchasing representative on cross-functional product development teams
• Develop sourcing strategies for new components, assemblies, tooling, equipment, and services required for product launches
• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage suppliers capable of supporting new technologies and product requirements
• Ensure supplier capacity, tooling, lead times, and manufacturing readiness align with launch schedules
• Drive supplier participation in design reviews, development activities, and technical discussions
• Support sourcing initiatives across assigned indirect spend categories
• Conduct spend analysis and identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and process improvement
• Manage RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs and lead supplier negotiations for pricing, contracts, and service agreements
• Support stakeholder requirements across Operations, Engineering, Facilities, IT, Finance, HR, Marketing, and other business functions
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives and financial targets
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Engineering on supplier qualification, validation, and approval activities
• Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and launch readiness
• Drive corrective actions and mitigation plans when supplier risks are identified
• Maintain sourcing timelines, milestones, deliverables, and project readiness metrics
• Communicate risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and leadership
• Support should-cost analysis, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership evaluations
• Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance, and value improvement opportunities
• Maintain supplier, sourcing, contract, and procurement data within Oracle and related systems
• Track procurement KPIs, sourcing milestones, supplier performance, and project readiness metrics
• Develop spend analytics and reporting to support category management and sourcing decisions
• Provide regular updates to sourcing leadership and project teams

Buyer jobs in Florida

NPI/Indirect Buyer