What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Buyer position at System One?
Please send me your details (resume, work authorization status, current location, availability and compensation expectations) directly to: denis.potapenko@systemone.com for an immediate consideration. Make sure to include both the job title and location of the job if you email me directly.
*** Permanent, full time, direct hire job opportunity offering W2 annual salary with full benefits
Senior Buyer / Lead Buyer :
- Develop sources of supply and obtaining quotes for MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) related materials / supplies / spare parts and components for plant manufacturing equipment, etc
- Lead sourcing activities for assigned commodities through data gathering, identifying suppliers, quote preparation, supplier qualification, and gap analysis to make right decisions for suppliers' selection and sourcing needs
- Lead category strategies for multiple purchase areas and/or of significant total spend budget
- Issue RFP / RFQ ( requests for pricing and quotes ) and negotiating pricing / bulk discounts, finding the lowest-cost materials and supplies within quality standards with approved vendors to achieve targeted cost reductions
- Negotiate and manage contracts and agreements for services, subcontracting and goods / materials ( contract life cycle management )
- Manage supplier selection, supplier relationships and performance reviews
- Work to reduce the cost of maintaining existing plant industrial manufacturing equipment
- Prepare and issue of purchase orders
- Support vendor managed inventory
- Secure overall continuity of supply and risk mitigation
- Work with plants and warehouses to resolve quality, delivery, capacity, and other issues
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in such disciplines as : SCM ( supply chain management ), Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, Operation Management or other relevant field of study including engineering disciplines
- Previous experience as a buyer ( ideally working for a manufacturing company or related to industrial / engineering operations )
- Experience with category strategies, strategic sourcing, cost optimization, supplier management, spend analysis, contract negotiation skills, vendor management, procurement, purchasing, etc
- MRO experience will be a plus
- Ideally some supervisory / managerial experience
- SAP / Ariba experience will be a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, customer service and negotiation skills
Please send me your details (resume, work authorization status, current location, availability and compensation expectations) directly to: denis.potapenko@systemone.com for an immediate consideration. Make sure to include both the job title and location of the job if you email me directly.
