Senior Buyer
The Boelter Companies, Inc.•Waukesha, WI
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Buyer is responsible for managing the procurement and replenishment of assigned product categories to ensure product availability, inventory optimization, and cost competitiveness. This position analyzes inventory and purchasing data, and collaborates with Sales, Inventory Management, and Finance to support company objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, or related field.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- 5-10 years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience.
- Experience managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA required
- Strong purchasing and sourcing knowledge.
- Understanding of purchasing best practices
- Experience using SAP in the procure to pay process
- Inventory management and replenishment expertise.
- Cost analysis and landed cost modeling.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Ability to build relationships internally and externally.
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments and influence change
Nice To Haves
- Experience within distribution, manufacturing, foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, or industrial supply preferred.
- Experience in a distribution setting (preferred)
- Experience buying custom branded products (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Manage purchasing activities for assigned suppliers and product categories.
- Review replenishment recommendations and purchase orders for accuracy and business requirements.
- Maintain optimal inventory levels while balancing service levels, turns, and working capital objectives.
- Manage purchasing of custom products, follow up with vendors to ensure artwork requirements match company requirements
- Partner with Sales teams to support customer opportunities and new business initiatives.
- Partner with sales to work on time seasonal bulk buys
- Work with Product Management on product launches, transitions, and rationalization efforts.
- Collaborate with Finance regarding inventory valuation, supplier rebates, cost savings, and budgeting activities.
- Support ERP system improvements and procurement process optimization.
- Promote best practices in procurement and supply chain management.
Benefits
- Medical & Prescription Drug
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending
- Health Savings Accounts
- Long-Term Disability
- Basic Life/AD&D
- Supplemental Life/AD&D
- Short-Term Disability coverage is provided via salary continuation at a rate of 60% of your base salary.
- 401(k) contributions can start as soon as the first payroll of employment and include a company match.
- Paid Time Off
- associate discounts at our stores
- On Demand pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
