Lead Buyer jobs in Connecticut

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Buyer
  • Quest Global
  • Windsor, CT FULL_TIME
  • Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

    We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

    As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

    The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:


    Buyer - Essential Job Functions:

    • Control the flow of incoming materials to efficiently meet manufacturing requirements
    • Due to the location of the suppliers, flexibility to work early or late hours may be required
    • Work with suppliers and internal network to mitigate gaps in material supply
    • Provide timely communication to manufacturing, engineering and other relevant internal functional personnel
    • Analyze and evaluate bids to select best supplier
    • Issue and update purchase orders in SAP
    • Expedite parts
    • Evaluate vendor reliability
    • Track daily supplier shipments
    • Perform price justifications
    • Contract/Purchase order knowledge

    Secondary Job Functions:
    • Support Quest’s Project/Team Leaders and Program Mangers regarding execution and closure of statements of work or projects
    • Develop/Enhance work instructions to implement best practices / lessons learned and ensure repeatability of tasks

    Qualifications
    We’re excited to talk to you if:
    • 4 year degree in Business or related field
    • 5 years experience as a Buyer
    • Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills
    • Exposure to ERP systems, SAP preferred
    • Quick learner with aptitude to learn more and drive change
    • Experience in working in a cross-functional team
    • Self-motivated, disciplined, passionate, and organized
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Great interpersonal and networking skills


    Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

    • Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
    • Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
    • Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
    • Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
    • Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
    • Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Job Type

    Full Time-Regular

    Experience Level

    Mid Level

    Total Years of Exp

    3 - 6
  • 24 Days Ago

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Buyer
  • HarcoSemco
  • Branford, CT FULL_TIME
  • Buyer Reports to: Procurement Manager Location: Branford, CT (onsite) FLSA Status: Salaried (Exempt) Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able...
  • 24 Days Ago

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Buyer
  • Waterbury Hospital
  • Waterbury, CT FULL_TIME
  • SCOPE OF POSITION: Performs variety of tasks associated with the purchasing of supplies, equipment and services. Processes purchase orders, investigates opportunities to reduce supply expense, works w...
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Buyer
  • Plaxonic
  • Windsor, CT FULL_TIME
  • Job Title - Aerospace Procurement / BuyerLocation - Windsor Locks, Connecticut (HYBRID)Job Type - Full Time Job Description:Key words: Supplier Procurement Buyer Analyst Supply Chain Aerospace Raw Mat...
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Buyer
  • Opportunities
  • Fairfield, CT FULL_TIME
  • Bigelow Tea is the number one specialty tea company in the United States. We are a family-owned and operated business and a Certified B Corporation. Being a certified B Corp officially recognizes a co...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Buyer
  • Impact Solutions Inc
  • Bloomfield, CT FULL_TIME
  • Qualifications • High School Diploma/GED required • Minimum of 3 years of Purchasing/Planning experience in a manufacturing environment required • Therefore, applicants may be required to provide proo...
  • 2 Days Ago

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Lead Buyer/NAM Category Manager
  • Saint-Gobain Corporation
  • Worcester, MA
  • **Lead Buyer/NAM Category Manager** ****Position Description**** **Job Summary** Lead buyer for MRO, Sales and Marketing...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Lead Buyer 100%
  • Resilux Nv
  • **Lead Buyer 100%** This is a job opening for Resilux Schweiz AG, Switzerland. **** Als etablierte und erfolgreiche Firm...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Global Lead Buyer
  • Contentsquare Group
  • New York, NY
  • ???? **Privacy Notice** **Global Lead Buyer** New York, NY / Operations Operational Excellence / Full-time Contentsquare...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Lead Buyer - Remote
  • American Cancer Society
  • Atlanta, GA
  • **Lead Buyer - Remote** Job ID 22796858768 **Location** Atlanta, Georgia **Position Type** Full-time At the American Can...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Category Lead Buyer
  • Gentherm Inc.
  • At Gentherm, we say, **Its about the person**. Were with you on a cold winter day when you turn on your heated seat and ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Lead Buyer
  • Alstom Transportation, Inc.
  • Hornell, NY
  • **Lead Buyer** * **Please wait...** **Location:** Hornell, NY, United States * Identify, qualify and select new supplier...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Primary Packaging Global Lead Buyer
  • Sanofi
  • Bridgewater, NJ
  • **Position Overview:** At Sanofi CHC, we have one shared purpose - we work passionately, every day, to serve healthier, ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Primary Packaging Global Lead Buyer
  • Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
  • Bridgewater, NJ
  • **Position Overview:** At Sanofi CHC, we have one shared purpose - we work passionately, every day, to serve healthier, ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island. The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford, and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, Greenwich, and Bristol. Connecticut is slightly larger than the country of Montenegro. There are 169 incorporated towns in Connecticut.The highest peak in Connecticut is Bear Mountain in Salisbury in the northwest corner of the state. The highest point is just east...
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Income Estimation for Lead Buyer jobs
$77,290 to $113,042

Lead Buyer
Lead analysis of market and competitive conditions, and provide input to category managers in the formulation of strategies for indirect categories and sourcing activities.
May 02, 2021
Develops work tasks and instructions which specify processes and/or equipment to be used for sequence of operations to meet finished good needs.
April 17, 2021
Lead Buyer in Hornell, NY
Provide information to Senior Buyers and Commodity Managers  to keep them informed of any critical issues within assigned commodities, utilizing standard reporting processes and procedures.
July 12, 2021