The Sr. Buyer – Direct Purchasing role will be responsible for identifying reliable suppliers, negotiating favorable terms and conditions, and executing purchases in a timely manner.
Job responsibilities include but not limited to :
- Lead sourcing initiatives to ensure program timing and cost objectives are achieved
- Prepare and deliver sourcing recommendations to Sr. Leadership
- Drive cost savings initiatives and negotiate the best market pricing for commodities
- Create, implement, and maintain the commodity strategy
- Develop cost models, including competitor benchmarking
- Manage and improve supplier relationships from a commercial standpoint
- Collaborate closely with key interface groups to resolve commercial matters, such as Engineering, Project Cost Engineering, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality,
Value Optimization, Finance, Legal, and others
Issue and maintain Purchase Orders, including non-standard contractsEnsure a continuous supply of parts in the commodity and mitigate any part shortagesLead cost opportunity investigations with suppliers in the commodity, focusing on Fixed Cost Recoveries, Benchmark, and Market Test studiesProvide timely, relevant, and actionable management reports on commodity cost status, supplier performance, open issues, and potential constraintsLead the Strategic Functional Group team and process with Global Purchasing counterparts