Sr. Buyer

nLIGHT • Longmont, CO

44d • $100,000 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Supply Chain Operations Manager, the Sr. Buyer’s primary responsibilities are to support cross-functional team members in the strategic sourcing, procurement and materials management functions of highly technical categories such as optics and custom manufactured components and assemblies. The Sr. Buyer role includes, but is not limited to: coordinating with engineering, and program managers to develop strategic category strategies and supplier development plans. The Sr Buyer will be responsible for executing the requisition to pay processes on assigned categories.

Requirements

• Commitment to Excellence. Attention to Detail. Pride in Workmanship.
• Effectively manage schedule and priorities with minimal daily direction to meet mid to long-term objectives.
• 8+ years’ experience in Purchasing and/or Supply Chain. Experience in high-tech industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Business Administration, Operations Management or equivalent experience.
• A working knowledge of an ERP/MRP environment. Dynamic 365 experience is a plus
• Ability to make decisions and solve practical problems with a variety of variables in situations where standardization may be limited.
• Experience in Microsoft Suite of tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Dynamics, and Power BI
• Ability to interface at all levels. Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

Nice To Haves

• Previous government contracting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute and monitor purchase orders and maintain proactive communication with suppliers to monitor purchase order delivery, shipment tracking, short or late shipments, documentation, delivery, payment issues, or qualities issues.
• Evaluate and maintain ERP for assigned categories and ensure system validity and integrity.
• Develop Supplier Development Plans chartered with improving supplier performance across optical and custom manufactured categories.
• Comply with Supply Chain, Accounting and Purchasing policies and procedures.
• Generate, maintain, and present Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for supplier performance within assigned categories.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off per year
• 11 paid Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Health (ACA Gold Plan), Vision and Dental Care paid by employer 100% for Employee and 75% for Dependents
• Paid Family Leave, Short and Long Term Disability paid by employer 100%
• Competitive 401k with company match and immediate vesting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees