Commodity Buyer jobs in Eatonville, WA

This is a position in Milgard Support Center managing PVC compounds, outsourced vinyl extrusion purchases, microingredients, indirect sourcing and any other commodities as assigned for multiple MITER manufacturing locations, reporting to a MITER Support Center Director of Strategic Sourcing. The primary focus of the position is to plan, organize and manage strategic activities surrounding the acquisition of assigned categories for MITER.  This person will work closely with location supply chain, materials, production and quality teams to achieve low costs and continuous quality improvement, along with delivery and lead time performance improvement.  

Pay Range:  90k - 113K, depending on experience

Responsibilities could also include planning for and executing the procurement of direct material required to support production at several remote production facilities for one or more specific commodities, ensuring an extremely high service level to the production floor while minimizing inventory levels. 

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement global sourcing plans and strategies for the assigned categories
• Build strong relationships with the MITER, Mi, and Milgard Support Centers and production locations leadership and procurement personnel as well as within supplier-partner organizations
• Evaluate the current supplier base: examine the breadth and depth, specialization, unique capabilities, redundancy, quality standards, and potential opportunities for cost reductions
• Collaborate negotiation process including specification of service, quality, pricing and terms and conditions for assigned goods and services from supplier-partners
• Development, review and implementation of contracts
• Monitor MITER performance as well as the performance of supplier partners and initiate corrective action as necessary
• Insure appropriate resources at MITER locations are aligned, deployed, and operating in accordance with the business strategy to achieve the targeted results
• Provide timely communications and data regarding supplier-partners and key issues
• Execute the tactical purchasing functions needed to support MITER production facilities for one or more commodities
• Monitor the inventory level for assigned commodities, balancing a high level of customer service with a responsible inventory level
• For the assigned commodities, assume ownership of the relationship between the supplier-partner and MITER; managing quality issues, helping support new product introductions, scheduling business reviews, and owning the overall communication flow with assigned supplier-partners
• Evaluate usage patterns at the locations together with sales forecast information to establish reorder point levels; calculate and provide forecast information to supplier-partners as needed
• Work across a matrix organization, providing customer service to MITER locations while ensuring they support Support Center purchasing initiatives and decisions
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and ethical behavior in all interactions with MITER personnel and external suppliers

Position / Candidate Requirements

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
• An MBA or advanced degree is preferred

Work Experience:

The successful candidate will to have:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience related to procurement in a corporate environment
• Well-versed in the procurement of goods and services, preferably chemicals and/or compounds and indirect experience a plus. 
• Experience in the development and implementation of business strategies
• Demonstrated success in achieving results through collaboration with organizations not under your management responsibility (effective salesmanship of ideas and plans)
• Demonstrated successful leadership experience

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Strong business and financial acumen
• Experience in the development, negotiation and implementation of contracts and deployment of supply chain processes and best practices for an organization of a similar size and scope
• Demonstrated experience in influencing, developing and motivating people from diverse backgrounds; able to lead cross-functional business teams
• Demonstrated people leadership skills; developing direct reports and others
• Working knowledge of ERP applications
• Working knowledge of quality systems, lean and continuous improvement  processes, and project management processes
• Thorough knowledge and application of budgeting, financial analysis and cost control practices
• Ability to travel