Senior Buyer

• Manage procurement activities for direct materials, components, fabricated parts, and production-related services
• Issue and manage purchase orders, including pricing, quantities, lead times, delivery requirements, and contractual terms
• Source and qualify new suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, lead time, and technical capabilities
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQ requirements, and other commercial agreements
• Manage supplier relationships and purchasing-related issues
• Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and capacity
• Identify and mitigate supply-chain risks, including long-lead items, sole-source components, capacity constraints, and material shortages
• Review MRP/ERP requirements and translate demand into purchasing actions
• Analyze BOMs and engineering requirements to ensure materials and components are sourced and available
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance
• Manage purchase order changes from engineering revisions, BOM changes, quantity changes, and schedule adjustments
• Expedite critical and delayed materials to prevent production interruptions
• Track open purchase orders and expected delivery dates, shortages, and supplier risks
• Maintain supplier lead-time, pricing, capacity, purchasing, and ERP data
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities through competitive bidding, supplier negotiations, alternate sourcing, and volume leverage
• Support supplier development, continuous improvement, new product introduction, and production ramp-up
• Evaluate supplier quotes and prepare commercial comparisons and recommendations
• Establish strategic supplier relationships for critical and high-value components
• Ensure purchasing compliance with company policies, quality requirements, and contractual requirements
• Develop contingency plans and alternate sourcing strategies
• Support inventory optimization by balancing production requirements, supplier lead times, MOQ, cash flow, and inventory levels
• Provide management reporting and analysis on spend, supplier performance, shortages, open orders, and procurement risks