Senior Buyer

PAC SEATING SYSTEMS LLC•Palm City, FL

3d•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.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in a purchasing role
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
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 stake holders
Reviews and validates the Supplier Score Card data on a monthly basis and develops Root Cause Corrective Actions with Suppliers and tracks recovery plans