Senior Buyer, Indirect
About The Position
Barnes Aerospace is hiring a Senior Buyer, Indirect, reporting to the Global Indirect Commodity Manager. The role supports sourcing, procurement, and supplier-management activities for Barnes HQ indirect categories while developing expertise in contract negotiation and strategic sourcing. The ideal candidate is collaborative and self-motivated, with an interest in expanding commercial experience and growing within a global organization. The position manages assigned indirect purchases and sourcing projects, negotiates commercial terms within delegated authority, and supports more complex agreements as needed. It works with internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve favorable total cost, maintain service and supply continuity, improve procurement processes, and ensure compliance with company policies and contracting requirements. Travel of approximately 15% to 25% may be required. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related commercial role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage purchase requirements, lead RFx activities, evaluate supplier proposals, negotiate commercial terms, and support supplier performance management.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen, including spend analysis, price benchmarking, total cost of ownership, and basic business-case development.
- Clear written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and communicate recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, and a practical approach to balancing cost, risk, quality, service, and business requirements.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, global environment while escalating issues appropriately.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel (PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Nice To Haves
- Indirect procurement experience.
- Familiarity with WAVE, Coupa, Power BI, or similar procurement and analytics tools.
- Familiarity with AI.
Responsibilities
- Purchase assigned indirect materials, supplies, equipment, and services at favorable total cost while meeting quality, delivery, service, and supply-continuity requirements.
- Negotiate contracts, purchase orders, statements of work, pricing, service levels, renewals, and other commercial terms within delegated authority; support negotiation and administration of more complex agreements.
- Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, working-capital improvements, and process efficiencies while maintaining required service levels.
- Lead sourcing activities for assigned projects, including requirements gathering, supplier research, RFx events, bid analysis, supplier-selection recommendations, and implementation support.
- Identify opportunities to reduce supplier fragmentation and consolidate spend, aligning buying activity with approved commodity strategies, preferred supplier programs, and total-cost-of-ownership objectives.
- Partner with Accounts Payable, requisitioners, and suppliers to resolve purchase-order, receipt, invoice, and payment discrepancies and help ensure timely, accurate supplier payments.
- Create and track purchase orders; follow up on supplier commitments and, for applicable categories, monitor purchasing trends and inventory requirements to help prevent shortages, excess inventory, and avoidable carrying costs.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance against agreed KPIs, including quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, compliance, and corrective-action follow-through.
- Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier records, including purchase orders, contracts, pricing agreements, supplier files, sourcing documentation, savings, and contract milestones; communicate progress and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Build productive partnerships with internal stakeholders across IT, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Facilities, Quality, Legal, and other relevant functions.
- Ensure activities comply with company policies, delegated authorities, ethical standards, and contracting requirements.
- Support continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems, including sourcing, procure-to-pay, and contract-management tools.
- Travel approximately 15% to 25% as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions for eligible medical plan participants
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Wellness programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee discounts
- Voluntary accident and critical illness coverage
- Pet insurance
- Work-life support resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
