Senior Buyer

PAC SEATING SYSTEMS LLC • Palm City, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for facilitating on-time delivery of materials, and supplies to support production, resolving shortages with Suppliers and ensuring on-time delivery. Coordinates the procurement and distribution of materials, parts, equipment, and supplies for the organization by performing the following duties. Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed. Investigates and/or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements. Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs. Work with program managers to confirm customers’ contract requirements are stated on the purchase orders per company and government regulations. Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company. Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records. Entering and maintaining POs into the ERP system while supporting engineering changes and communicating changes to suppliers. Review and approve POs in ERP system. Submitting RFQs to suppliers. Analyzing RFQs to determine the appropriate vendors. Assist AP with invoice issues. Following up Supplier Deviation Requests and Tech Helps submitted by suppliers. Notifying suppliers of nonconformance parts and securing lead time for reworked or replacement parts. Review various reports such as Late to Required, Exceptions and Shortage Report and updating POs accordingly. Negotiate LTAs and Purchasing contracts. Mentors and trains Junior Buyers. Ability to read and interpret manufactured parts drawings. Work with suppliers on Root Cause Corrective Actions, manage and monitor recovery plans, and communicate results to stakeholders. Reviews and validates the Supplier Score Card data on a monthly basis and develops Root Cause Corrective Actions with Suppliers and tracks recovery plans.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in purchasing roles
• 3 or more years, experience in a purchasing function interfacing with multiple suppliers
• Ability to read and interpret manufactured parts drawings

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all activities related to procurement of a commodity beginning with intent to purchase through delivery
• Resolving shortages with Suppliers and ensuring on-time delivery
• Entering and maintaining POs into the ERP system
• Supporting engineering changes and communicating changes to suppliers
• Review and approve POs in ERP system
• Submitting RFQs to suppliers
• Analyzing RFQs to determine the appropriate vendors
• Assist AP with invoice issues
• Following up Supplier Deviation Requests and Tech Helps submitted by suppliers
• Notifying suppliers of nonconformance parts and securing lead time for reworked or replacement parts
• Review various reports such as Late to Required, Exceptions and Shortage Report and updating POs accordingly
• Negotiate LTAs and Purchasing contracts
• Mentors and trains Junior Buyers
• Work with suppliers on Root Cause Corrective Actions, manage and monitor recovery plans, and communicate results to stakeholders
• Reviews and validates the Supplier Score Card data on a monthly basis and develops Root Cause Corrective Actions with Suppliers and tracks recovery plans

Benefits

• PTO – Paid Time off
• Annual performance bonus program
• Wellness program
• Paid company holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
• 401K with employer contribution
• Employer paid basic life & disability coverage
• Employee life assistance program
• LegalShield
• long term disability
• pet insurance
• voluntary accident
• voluntary hospital Indemnity
• voluntary critical illness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior