Senior Buyer

ACTIA Electronics - Romulus, MI•Brownstown Charter Township, MI

About The Position

The Senior Buyer will be responsible for purchasing activities, including prioritizing and sending purchase orders, updating system information, ensuring adherence to supplier agreements, and evaluating suppliers. This role also involves new product development, acting as a liaison between engineering and suppliers, and managing purchasing activities for new parts. Additionally, the Senior Buyer will oversee supplier improvement programs, conduct supplier selection processes, and handle engineering change notices. Secondary responsibilities include managing supplier performance, generating reports, and implementing improvement plans. The role requires a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to handle challenging conversations.

Requirements

4 to 5 years of purchasing experience with a project management background
Must be able to research and negotiate prices, create and maintain strong supplier relationships that mutually benefit us and the suppliers.
Must have a strong background in math and communications skills.
Must have the ability to successfully interface with various internal departments and business units at all company levels.
Must be able to work and learn from others on a daily basis.
Proven financial analysis skills
Excellent attention to detail
Strategic thinker (able to take a step back and work through challenging issues)
Continuous improvement mind-set
Excellent communicator and able to overcome resistance to change and take on difficult conversations
Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Prioritize and send approved purchase orders and supporting documents to Suppliers.
Update/confirm system lead times, delivery dates, and pricing.
Ensure orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports non-conformances.
Evaluate Suppliers based on price, quality and availability.
Study purchase history and forecast, inventory levels and replenishment cycles.
Procurement of items specified by other departments using the Purchase Order. Requisition Procedure, with proper authorization, specific to assigned parts/suppliers (tools, samples, etc.).
Follow up to make sure goods/services are delivered as promised (on-time delivery).
Follows the organization's goals, policies and procedures when making purchases.
Responsible for communication between Engineering and Suppliers for sourcing parts during the design and development process.
Interface with Project Managers to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
Review new part number releases, (for accuracy and completeness) work with Sales and Engineering to determine estimated annual usage (EAU), send request for quotes (RFQ) to suppliers, review quotes and determine the best suited Supplier based on pricing, MOQ and quality.
Provide all applicable documents to Purchasing Clerk so that system updates are completed in Visual and properly posted in the Vendor folders.
Finalize the EDI and Forecast availability on ActiaCity
Insure Data sanity into ERP
Weekly meeting with AA purchasing Team to coordinate / problem solve
Lead escalation shortages coming from Supply Chain and drive directly with supplier with or without AA support
Issue monthly Purchasing KPI
Deploy AA tools according to Vincent T roadmap
Keeps supplier performance records and intervenes if problems arise concerning shipments, prices, products or quality issues.
Generates Quarterly Vendor report cards and summary report.
Evaluate supplier performance, determine which suppliers require specific improvement plans and work with suppliers until improvements are in place.
Review current supply base and determine if any current supplier can meet our business needs.
New suppliers must be researched and selected if current suppliers do not have the capacity to meet our needs. Factors include suppliers: available technology, cost competitiveness, delivery/capacity requirements.
Review engineering change notices (ECN) to determine when updated prints/documents are required to be sent to supplier.
Additional duties as needed