Sr. Procurement Specialist

Description

Summary: The Buyer will form an integral part of the Purchasing team continuously improving the buying process while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: others may be assigned:

• Reviews, executes, and enters purchase orders for the items assigned to MRP requirements.
• Develop sourcing strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requires to ensure supply base optimization and improvement to cost, quality and service. 
• Expedites delivery of goods on routine shortages and communicates outcomes to production. Recognizes critical shortages and      communicates them immediately to management. Works to find and present solutions.
• Strong negotiations skills are essential in this role. Ability to negotiate complex global contracts is a must for this role.
• Requests Return Materials Authorizations (RMA) on rejected materials and processes paperwork in a timely manner. Identifies      consistent quality problems and requests corrective actions. 
• Enjoy gathering and digging deeply into data to identify issues and creative, effective solutions.
• Design and implement strategies to rationalize the supplier base and maximize the value of spend.
• Partner with Quality to drive continuous improvement.
• Research invoice discrepancies and works with suppliers to resolve variances. 
• Updates all Purchase Order changes in a timely manner.      
• Communicates on a timely basis with all internal customers and management. 
• Implements internal changes required by released ECNs/ECOs. Communicates revision changes to suppliers and manages any transitions or EOL activities. 
• Follows up consistently on supplier commitments regarding late, return, and critical deliveries, corrective actions, sample requests and receiving and invoice discrepancies. 
•  In collaboration with Strategic Sourcing, execute defined supplier strategies (Exit, Leverage, Maintain) 
• Manages special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of MRP systems.
• Prior experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to develop & maintain supplier relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree in related area, or equivalent experience and training.
• Prior experience in a supply chain-related role preferred, but not required.
• Ability to perform analysis and interpret data into actionable steps.
• Ability to build strong relationships, both internally and externally.
• Focused on results – willingness to do what it takes to get the job done right.
• APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent training preferred.