Buyer

Job description

Position Summary

As an Order Fulfillment Buyer/ Expeditor within the Sourcing team, you will interact with PSI, Plant Production, Logistics, Category Management, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, accounts payable, and suppliers to help support production activities and schedules. You will be responsible for purchase orders and their contents from the moment they are issued until they are closed out, i.e., setting contract terms, maintaining Outline Agreements, order confirmation, expediting deliveries, maintaining accurate delivery dates in SAP, Coordinating with Quality and Logistics, resolving any payment issues to the supplier, financial tracking of costs recognition, and any other tasks as assigned by the manager.

Essential Functions

Lead high-stakes negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms and drive cost efficiencies. Oversee comprehensive supplier management, ensuring performance metrics, contract compliance, and long-term partnership development. Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the strategic team to align procurement activities with broader organizational objectives. PO creation and interfacing with suppliers to ensure the PO is received/acknowledged, scheduled, and the ship date is met.

Ensure planned ship date aligns with production needs and, if not, work with the supplier to improve delivery. Follow up with email correspondence in an organized and timely fashion, and comply with documentation requirements Manages Quarterly Price Adjustments and maintains Outline Agreements Regularly assessing deliveries and expediting as necessary Collaborating with Internal and External stakeholders Ensure Master Data is accurate Invoice resolution with the supplier and Accounts Payable Coordinating with Logistics to ensure goods are shipped safely and promptly Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Position Qualifications

Education & Work Experience Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in an applicable or related field to Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain/ Business Administration 5 years minimum experience in increasing roles in purchasing, expediting, or supply chain

Required Skills

Experience in negotiating with proven results Excellent Expediting skills, preferably related to Engineering equipment

• Familiarity with purchase order conditions, INCOTERMS, domestic and International Logistics Good communicator having strong interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills Time Management skills Capable of working in a team, prioritizing, multitasking, and organizing Agile and adaptable to changing priorities Purchase order life cycle management
• Proficient in Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Google Meet) SAP Knowledge

Desired Qualifications

Expert: Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the field Strategic: Gets the big game. Understands long-term. Respects the short term but doesn’t get hung up in the noise Inspirational: Ability to inspire/ motivate others Curious: Ability to pose high-impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problems Courageous: Champions ideas and helps transform them into actions Humble: Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership and stakeholders.

Holistic

Think customer and Company first Accountable: Demonstrates responsibility, ownership and commitment. Taking responsibility for making tough calls when necessary Ambitious: Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues, depicts a vision of the future that rallies teams to compete in new ways Preferred global experience This position requires 10% annual travel This position is a Hybrid role that requires being in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and working from home on Mondays and Fridays