Procurement Operations Buyer

Brunswick Corporation•Fond du Lac, WI

22h•$54,300 - $75,400•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of the talented procurement team, you will be responsible for coordinating the flow of purchased material within Mercury’s global manufacturing and distribution facilities. The Procurement Operations Buyer partners internally within the operations team and externally with our global supply base to plan direct purchased materials, optimize inventory levels and drive continuous improvement within the supply base and Mercury operations and distribution.

Requirements

BS/BA in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or closely related field
2+ years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement
Experience with supply chain management and planning
Excellent data analysis abilities and software skills, including Microsoft Excel, Power BI; proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Project
Excellent time management and organization skills, able to comfortably manage multiple ongoing projects, prioritize and adapt in response to changing business needs
Positive attitude, ethics, and international values to promote a healthy, diverse, high performance culture

Nice To Haves

CPM and/or CPIM certification
Lean and Six Sigma certification and application experience

Responsibilities

Utilize system tools to analyze and mitigate risk to ensure proper supply chain execution to support factory and distribution needs
Manage the coordination of the inbound supply chain and proactively communicate any possible obstacles to ideal efficiency
Effectively manage supplier relationships to understand and work through constraints within a complex supply chain
Proactively communicate delivery requirement changes to the supply base
Analyze and improve supplier delivery performance, inventory cost and freight cost trade-offs
Manage and drive improvement to procurement operational support metrics
Maintain appropriate inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle
Identify areas of improvement to capitalize on cost reduction using inventory management best practices (i.e. VMI, Pull, POC, etc.)
Develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Lead and support continuous improvement activities for Mercury processes and systems
Drive execution of supplier management strategies to improve supply, cost, and risk management
Identify and execute cost reduction projects within the supply chain