Senior Buyer

Materials and Supply Chain, Full Time

As a Senior Buyer for the Organization, you will be responsible for buying electronic and mechanical parts, materials, equipment, tools and services for assigned projects/commodities. You will contact vendors for information/bids, establish new and alternative supply sources and negotiate purchase prices. You will also coordinate with Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Control to plan the purchase of materials, JIT schedules, resolve quality and delivery issues and inform others of product availability and expected delivery dates. You will also assist the Director of Supply Chain in setting long term goals, implementing Kan Ban systems, implementing lean manufacturing and purchasing practices, and implementing and overseeing an MRP/ERP system.

Functions & Responsibilities

• You will purchase and schedule materials to be used in the manufacturing process.
• You will manage JIT Schedules for projects.
• You will manage the vendor qualification and assessment system.
• You will effectively quote material costs for new projects.
• You will implement and manage product line sourcing strategy – including global opportunities.
• You will drive product line cost reduction per established targets.
• You will provide support for both strategic and poor performing suppliers.
• You will develop and implement actions to achieve operational goals: 0 PPM, 100% delivery performance.
• You will participate in continuous improvement in purchasing and product line management processes.
• You will support new product launch and legacy procurement initiatives.
• You will perform other purchasing activities as assigned by the Director of Supply Chain.

Job Requirements

• You must have strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• You must have the ability to multitask.
• You must have the ability to define strategic plans/concepts as well as execute daily tasks.
• You must have a strong goal attainment orientation with a team focus.
• You must have excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
• You must be a self-starter, possessing a high degree of self-motivation.
• You must have demonstrated problem solving and project management skills.
• You must have knowledge of quality processes and interrelationship to supplier activities.
• You must have the ability to understand electronic and mechanical specifications.
• You must have strong MRP/ERP experience.
• You must have a demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel, both internally and with the supplier base.

Educational Requirements

• BS in Business or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years experience with electronic and/or electro-mechanical components purchasing, desired.
• Supervisory experience
• CPM/CPIM/APICS a plus
• Training or experience in Microsoft computer applications.

Benefits

Enercon Technologies offers a competitive benefits package.