Senior Buyer

Flowserve Corporation•Springville, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Buyer is responsible for executing Purchase Orders, from placement to goods/invoice receipt. The overall focus of the role is to manage the complete Purchase Order process; including placing and managing the Purchase Orders whilst ensuring any back-end issues regarding invoice and good receipt discrepancies are addressed. The role will also be required to conduct sourcing activities for specific defined scopes for their named site that are not covered by the Sourcing Specialist role. The position is located in Springville, UT, with a 100% on-site work schedule from Mondays to Fridays, 8 am to 5 pm.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in international and production procurement within a factory setting.
Solid understanding of all the main purchasing areas: negotiations, evaluation and development of suppliers, supplier quality, logistics etc.
Global and strategic negotiating skills
Proficiency in MRP/ERP systems.
Strong analytical skills which involve collecting, analyzing and interpreting data

Nice To Haves

Casting or electronics experience
Knowledge and implementation at the purchasing level of technical requirements and quality related to products
Proficiency in Project Management
Knowledge of supply base in the region for the assigned categories
Certified Supply Chain Professional
Knowledge of the requirements of our markets
BS or BA Degree in relevant field

Responsibilities

Place the Purchase Orders, including AMO where applicable, in line with the supplier selection and commercial terms agreed.
Ensure Purchase Orders are placed Clean; meaning with the correct and applicable documentation, drawings etc.
Manage the Open Purchase Orders, including management of dates to MRP need by dates, managing change orders etc.
Execute any spot sourcing demand not covered by the Sourcing Specialist function.
Any RFQs managed should comply with the global sourcing strategies and suppliers selected based on the appropriate proposal considering Quality, Delivery and Cost offerings.
Create and expedite any new supplier requests / supplier changes as required to support the BU operations through the MDG-Supplier process.
Identify any specific supply/supplier risks as it pertains to the managed scope and elevate them through the appropriate process/hierarchy.
Manage and maintain ERP data paraments as it pertains to Supplier Data and Supply Chain owned fields on Item Data.
Management of Pattern Data within AIM (Castings only)
Address any discrepancies related to pricing or quantity that may impact the Invoice Payment or Goods Receipt processes.
Operate in full compliance to all Flowserve Policies & Procedures as applicable to the role.