Senior Buyer - manufacturing firm - San Diego - $89,210 to $133,810

Intermedia Group • San Diego, CA

12d • $89,210 - $133,810

About The Position

Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation. Responsibilities Developing improvement plans to support buyers and professionals related to response time, lean targets, quality, cost, logistics, development, and management to enable optimal and efficient operations. Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection. Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives. Skill Descriptors Negotiating : Successfully completes significant negotiations, both internal and external. Vendor/Supplier Management : Works with vendors to assure that products or services are delivered to time and quality specifications Provides feedback on vendor performance to responsible contract administrators. Resolves routine issues or problems with vendors in organization's best interest Identifies communications bottlenecks and recommends appropriate solutions. Builds effective working relationships with counterparts in vendor or supplier's organization. Cost Management : Assists in predicting costs (e.g. overhead) when budgeting or business planning. Maintains records of actual expenditures that occur in daily business operations. Obtains approval of expenditures before purchasing and ensures they remain within an allocated budget. Cooperates with vendors, line managers and other stakeholders to implement cost management techniques. Operates cost management software during design, sourcing and production processes. Procurement of services, materials or equipment within a large manufacturing environment Knowledge of a Specific Procurement System to process routine purchase orders and payments as well as monitor the status and shipment of orders and maintains inspection records, photographs, and important documentation of procurement system. Purchasing Tasks and Activities : Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.

Requirements

• Negotiating : Successfully completes significant negotiations, both internal and external.
• Vendor/Supplier Management : Works with vendors to assure that products or services are delivered to time and quality specifications Provides feedback on vendor performance to responsible contract administrators. Resolves routine issues or problems with vendors in organization's best interest Identifies communications bottlenecks and recommends appropriate solutions. Builds effective working relationships with counterparts in vendor or supplier's organization.
• Cost Management : Assists in predicting costs (e.g. overhead) when budgeting or business planning. Maintains records of actual expenditures that occur in daily business operations. Obtains approval of expenditures before purchasing and ensures they remain within an allocated budget. Cooperates with vendors, line managers and other stakeholders to implement cost management techniques. Operates cost management software during design, sourcing and production processes.
• Procurement of services, materials or equipment within a large manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of a Specific Procurement System to process routine purchase orders and payments as well as monitor the status and shipment of orders and maintains inspection records, photographs, and important documentation of procurement system.
• Purchasing Tasks and Activities : Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.

Nice To Haves

• Business or Supply Chain degree, MBA preferred
• 2-5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain as a buyer
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite

Responsibilities

• Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation.
• Developing improvement plans to support buyers and professionals related to response time, lean targets, quality, cost, logistics, development, and management to enable optimal and efficient operations.
• Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
• Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
• Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees